Albania earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 11 km SE of Elbasan, Albania

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Elbasan, Albania on Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 10:03 AM GMT+1 (09:03 UTC), 4 km (3 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
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-16 09:03:41 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.044° N, 20.180° 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 usp000ea58. 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
68°
Stations used
30

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 7532 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.55 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 7524 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.322 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.77 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.011 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania · 7513 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.010 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 7485 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.5Albania-Macedonia border region · 7485 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.610 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7484 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.58 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 7533 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.611 km N of Rubik, Albania · 7542 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.99 km ENE of Elbasan, Albania · 7544 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.619 km NNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 7546 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.410 km S of Drugovo, North Macedonia · 7547 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.37 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.215 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7553 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.56 km WSW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7555 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.85 km WNW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7555 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea58. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.