Albania earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6 km W of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km W of Himarë, Albania on Mon, Aug 7, 2006, 2:02 AM GMT+2 (00:02 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 9 km N of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-07 00:02:25 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.109° N, 19.664° 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 usp000eqd1. 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
82°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.417 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7363 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.125 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7363 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.57 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7362 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.8Albania · 7362 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.112 km SW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7362 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.54 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 7362 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.513 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7362 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.511 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7362 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.517 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7362 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.89 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.226 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.37 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.416 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.32 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 4.213 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.516 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7361 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.425 km SW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7361 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.922 km SW of Orikum, Albania · 7361 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.716 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.513 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7361 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.46 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.62 km E of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 3.510 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.510 km ENE of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.817 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7360 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 3.321 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.64 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.313 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.55 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 3.39 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.420 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7358 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.34 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7357 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.36 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7357 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.69 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7355 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.33 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 7354 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.19 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7354 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 3.710 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7353 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.64 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7353 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 4.23 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7352 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 3.92 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7352 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 3.8Albania · 7352 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.618 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7352 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 3.68 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7349 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.411 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7345 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.41 km E of Himarë, Albania · 7343 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.415 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7338 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 4.116 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7337 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 4.46 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7337 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 3.522 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7337 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 4.114 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 3.216 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.65 km ENE of Lushnjë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.89 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.610 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 3.021 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7335 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 3.25 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7335 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.43 km E of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7333 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 3.226 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7332 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 3.340 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7329 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 3.418 km W of Orikum, Albania · 7328 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 3.49 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7363 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.914 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7364 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.44 km S of Himarë, Albania · 7364 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.316 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7364 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.320 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7364 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.86 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7364 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.619 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7364 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.511 km S of Ersekë, Albania · 7365 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.828 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7377 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.510 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7383 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.90 km W of Delvinë, Albania · 7386 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqd1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.