Albania earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania on Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 12:05 AM GMT+1 (23:05 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-05 23:05:44 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.134° N, 20.193° 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 usp000e9k6. 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
130°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km N of Rubik, Albania · 7543 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.58 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 7533 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.611 km SE of Elbasan, Albania · 7533 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.616 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 7532 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.55 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.322 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.77 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 7521 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.011 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania · 7514 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.010 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 7485 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.5Albania-Macedonia border region · 7485 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.610 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7485 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.619 km NNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 7546 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.410 km S of Drugovo, North Macedonia · 7547 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.37 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.215 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7553 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.56 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7555 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.85 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7555 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e9k6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.