Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in Albania on Thu, May 11, 2006, 4:39 AM GMT+2 (02:39 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-11 02:39:57 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.240° N, 19.670° E
Region
Albania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000egtv. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km NW of Delvinë, Albania · 7447 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.011 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7444 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.46 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7440 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.54 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.41 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7432 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.26 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7429 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.211 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 7428 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.09 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7425 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.615 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7425 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.87 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7423 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.613 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7422 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.55 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.47 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 7418 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.25 km NNE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7416 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.38 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7414 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.33 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7413 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.25 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7411 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.736 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7405 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.418 km SSE of Selenicë, Albania · 7400 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.49 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7453 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.05 km SSE of Himarë, Albania · 7453 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.34 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7453 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.517 km SW of Orikum, Albania · 7454 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.416 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7454 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.44 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 7455 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.46 km S of Himarë, Albania · 7455 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.413 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.16 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7460 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.38 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7460 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.115 km NNW of Fier, Albania · 7462 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.817 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 7472 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.44 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7475 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7480 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.215 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7481 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away

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