Albania earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 10 km ESE of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Himarë, Albania on Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 12:36 AM GMT+2 (22:36 UTC), 14 km (9 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-16 22:36:07 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.050° N, 19.850° 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 usp000er3e. 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
77°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.64 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7351 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.23 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7350 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.92 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7350 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.8Albania · 7350 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.618 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7350 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.68 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7347 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.411 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7343 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.41 km E of Himarë, Albania · 7341 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.415 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.116 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.46 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.522 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7335 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.114 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.216 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.89 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7334 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.610 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7334 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.021 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7334 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.25 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7333 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.94 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7332 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.43 km E of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7332 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 3.226 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7330 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.340 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7328 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.418 km W of Orikum, Albania · 7327 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.614 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7325 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 3.313 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7325 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.27 km S of Perivóli, Greece · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 3.34 km WNW of Delvinë, Albania · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.310 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.913 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7312 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.312 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7308 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.75 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7308 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 3.415 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7307 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.315 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7307 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 3.21 km NNE of Orikum, Albania · 7305 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 4.312 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7304 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 3.717 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7304 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.515 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7301 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 3.718 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7300 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 3.814 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7300 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 3.112 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7295 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 3.36 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 7295 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.19 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7352 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.33 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 7353 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.69 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7354 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.010 km ENE of Párga, Greece · 7354 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.311 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7355 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.36 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7355 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.34 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7356 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.420 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7356 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.39 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7356 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.55 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7357 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.313 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.64 km NE of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.321 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.817 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7358 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.510 km ENE of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.510 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.62 km E of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.46 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.513 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7359 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.716 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er3e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.