Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 22 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania on Sun, Feb 26, 2006, 6:01 PM GMT+1 (17:01 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-26 17:01:50 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.688° N, 20.351° 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 usp000eaxc. 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
138°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.77 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.219 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7516 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.011 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania · 7513 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.28 km SSE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7513 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.216 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 7500 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.74 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7495 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.010 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 7485 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.5Albania-Macedonia border region · 7485 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.610 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7484 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.215 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7478 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.61 km N of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.69 km E of Bulqizë, Albania · 7472 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.93 km NE of Mislesevo, North Macedonia · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.55 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 7524 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.33 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7532 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.611 km SE of Elbasan, Albania · 7533 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.99 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania · 7543 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.37 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7545 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.34 km NNE of Tsotíli, Greece · 7546 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.04 km ESE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7546 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.25 km E of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7546 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.42 km NW of Chlói, Greece · 7546 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.410 km S of Drugovo, North Macedonia · 7547 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.72 km WNW of Mavrochóri, Greece · 7547 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.37 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.215 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7553 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eaxc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.