Albania earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 15 km SW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Himarë, Albania on Wed, Apr 12, 2006, 4:39 PM GMT+2 (14:39 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 17 km SW of Orikum, 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
2006-04-12 14:39:04 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.990° N, 19.640° 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 usp000eea2. 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
281°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.61 km N of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.44 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7472 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.817 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 7469 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.115 km NNW of Fier, Albania · 7458 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.38 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.16 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.413 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7454 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.46 km S of Himarë, Albania · 7452 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.44 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 7452 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.416 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.517 km SW of Orikum, Albania · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.34 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.05 km SSE of Himarë, Albania · 7450 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.49 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.3Albania · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.46 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7445 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.514 km NW of Delvinë, Albania · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.011 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7441 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.46 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7437 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.54 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7430 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.41 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7429 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.26 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7426 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.211 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 7425 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.09 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7422 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.615 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7422 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.87 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7420 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.613 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7419 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km W of Konispol, Albania · 7493 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.74 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7495 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.216 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 7500 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.13 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7501 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.210 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7503 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eea2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.