Albania earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 5 km NNE of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Himarë, Albania on Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 2:47 PM GMT+2 (12:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km S of Leskovik, 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
2006-09-29 12:47:20 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.144° N, 19.765° 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 usp000eu2f. 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
144°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.415 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7307 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.315 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7307 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.21 km NNE of Orikum, Albania · 7305 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.717 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7304 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.718 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7300 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.36 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 7295 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.24 km W of Korçë, Albania · 7289 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.617 km NE of Ersekë, Albania · 7284 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.50 km S of Ksamil, Albania · 7281 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.33 km ENE of Banaj, Albania · 7275 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.72 km NW of Ura Vajgurore, Albania · 7275 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.012 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7268 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.33 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7267 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.58 km S of Leskovik, Albania · 7253 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.312 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7308 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.913 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7312 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.310 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.34 km WNW of Delvinë, Albania · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.27 km S of Perivóli, Greece · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.313 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7325 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.614 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7325 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.418 km W of Orikum, Albania · 7327 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.340 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7328 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.226 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7330 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.43 km E of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7332 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.94 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7332 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.25 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7333 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.021 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7334 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.610 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7334 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.89 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7334 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.65 km ENE of Lushnjë, Albania · 7334 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.216 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.114 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7335 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.522 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7335 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eu2f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.