Albania earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 3 km N of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 3 km N of Himarë, Albania on Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:43 PM GMT+1 (11:43 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-17 11:43:33 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.130° N, 19.740° 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 usp000ea7p. 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
59°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.322 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.77 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.26 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7520 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.20 km ESE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 7514 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.28 km SSE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7513 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.210 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7503 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.13 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7501 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.216 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 7500 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.74 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7495 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.36 km W of Konispol, Albania · 7493 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.010 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 7485 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.215 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7478 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.61 km N of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.37 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7475 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7545 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.37 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.215 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7553 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.411 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7561 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea7p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.