Albania earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 7 km SSW of Berat, Albania

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Berat, Albania on Wed, Mar 1, 2006, 2:34 AM GMT+1 (01:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-01 01:34:38 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.640° N, 19.934° 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 usp000eb2p. 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
143°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.011 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania · 7513 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.216 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 7500 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.74 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7495 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.010 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 7485 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.5Albania-Macedonia border region · 7485 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.610 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7484 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.215 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7478 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.93 km NE of Mislesevo, North Macedonia · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.322 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.55 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 7524 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.33 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7532 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.611 km SE of Elbasan, Albania · 7533 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.99 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania · 7543 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.37 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7545 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.37 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eb2p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.