Albania earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 10 km ENE of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Himarë, Albania on Thu, Aug 10, 2006, 3:57 AM GMT+2 (01:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km NW of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-10 01:57:40 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.133° N, 19.859° 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 usp000eqmk. 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
174°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.817 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7359 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.321 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.64 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.313 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.55 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7357 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.39 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7357 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.420 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7356 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.34 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7356 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.36 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7355 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.311 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7355 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.69 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7354 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.33 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 7353 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.19 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7353 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.710 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7352 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.714 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7352 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.64 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7352 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.23 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7351 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.92 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7351 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.8Albania · 7351 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 3.618 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7350 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.68 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7348 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.34 km NW of Korçë, Albania · 7345 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.411 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7343 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.41 km E of Himarë, Albania · 7341 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.415 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7337 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.116 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.46 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.522 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7336 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.114 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 3.216 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.65 km ENE of Lushnjë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.89 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.610 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7334 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.021 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7334 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.25 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7334 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 3.94 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7332 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 3.43 km E of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7332 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.226 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7331 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.42 km NNE of Korçë, Albania · 7329 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.340 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7328 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 3.418 km W of Orikum, Albania · 7327 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.614 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7325 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 3.313 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7325 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.27 km S of Perivóli, Greece · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 3.34 km WNW of Delvinë, Albania · 7320 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.310 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.913 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7312 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 3.312 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7309 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.75 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7309 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 3.415 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7308 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 3.315 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7308 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.21 km NNE of Orikum, Albania · 7306 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 4.312 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7305 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 3.717 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7304 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 3.718 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7301 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.814 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7300 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.510 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.62 km E of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.46 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.513 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7360 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.716 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.922 km SW of Orikum, Albania · 7360 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.425 km SW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7360 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.516 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7360 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.213 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.32 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.416 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.37 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.226 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.89 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.517 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7361 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.511 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7361 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.513 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7361 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.54 km NNW of Roskovec, Albania · 7361 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.112 km SW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7361 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.8Albania · 7361 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqmk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.