Albania earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Bulqizë, Albania on Sat, Aug 12, 2006, 10:20 PM GMT+2 (20:20 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km ESE of Stari Bar, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-12 20:20:43 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.569° N, 20.249° 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 usp000eqtw. 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
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2Albania · 7355 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.213 km ESE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 7343 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.65 km SSE of Koplik, Albania · 7339 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.86 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 7338 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.77 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 7338 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.65 km ENE of Lushnjë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.56 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 7330 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.79 km NE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 7330 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.110 km NNE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 7330 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.9Albania-Macedonia border region · 7323 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.39 km WSW of Vev?ani, North Macedonia · 7320 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.55 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 7319 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.023 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7313 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.818 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7312 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.721 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7312 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.027 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7312 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.922 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7312 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.520 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7311 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.521 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7311 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.721 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7311 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.721 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7310 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.98 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7309 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.921 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7306 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.819 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7304 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.017 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 7303 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.718 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7302 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.723 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7300 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.824 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 7300 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.53 km S of Dragash, Kosovo · 7299 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.54 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 7361 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.88 km W of Vev?ani, North Macedonia · 7372 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.65 km ESE of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7372 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.66 km SSE of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7377 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.95 km NW of Klos, Albania · 7383 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.83 km W of Drugovo, North Macedonia · 7384 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.87 km SSW of Drugovo, North Macedonia · 7384 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.42 km ENE of Labunista, North Macedonia · 7385 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.68 km SSE of Prizren, Kosovo · 7385 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqtw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.