Albania earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 13 km WNW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Himarë, Albania on Sun, May 7, 2006, 12:42 AM GMT+2 (22:42 UTC), 14 km (9 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
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-06 22:42:42 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.140° N, 19.600° 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 usp000eget. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.46 km S of Himarë, Albania · 7452 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.44 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 7452 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.416 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.517 km SW of Orikum, Albania · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.34 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.05 km SSE of Himarë, Albania · 7449 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.49 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.3Albania · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.514 km NW of Delvinë, Albania · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.011 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7441 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.46 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7437 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.26 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7426 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.211 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 7425 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.09 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7421 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.615 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7421 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.87 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7420 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.613 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7419 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.55 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 7416 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.47 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 7415 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.38 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7411 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.33 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7409 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 4.25 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7408 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.736 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7401 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.418 km SSE of Selenicë, Albania · 7397 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.16 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.38 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.115 km NNW of Fier, Albania · 7458 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.817 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 7469 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.44 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7472 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.215 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7478 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eget. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.