Albania earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 15 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania on Fri, Jan 27, 2006, 8:28 PM GMT+1 (19:28 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 3 km N of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-27 19:28:42 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.432° N, 20.385° 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 usp000e8z2. 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
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.20 km SSW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 7553 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.10 km SE of Ioánnina, Greece · 7553 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.37 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 7551 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.72 km WNW of Mavrochóri, Greece · 7549 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.42 km NW of Chlói, Greece · 7548 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.25 km E of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7548 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.04 km ESE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7548 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.34 km NNE of Tsotíli, Greece · 7548 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.37 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7546 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.99 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania · 7545 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.611 km SE of Elbasan, Albania · 7535 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.33 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7534 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7527 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.322 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7524 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.77 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 7522 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.26 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7521 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7521 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.219 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7518 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.011 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania · 7515 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.28 km SSE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7515 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.210 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7504 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.216 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 7501 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.74 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7497 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.23 km NE of Katsikás, Greece · 7496 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.56 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7556 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.85 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7557 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.411 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7562 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.612 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 7565 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.35 km SSE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7571 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.911 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 7579 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8z2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.