Albania earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km SE of Libohovë, Albania

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Libohovë, Albania on Tue, Jan 3, 2006, 3:50 AM GMT+1 (02:50 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 3 km N of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-03 02:50:51 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.950° N, 20.340° 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 usp000e7ft. 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
163°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km E of Párga, Greece · 7576 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.35 km SSE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7569 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.67 km W of Pérdika, Greece · 7567 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.612 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 7563 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.410 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7563 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.411 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7561 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.328 km SSW of Perivóli, Greece · 7559 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.215 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7552 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.415 km WSW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7551 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.214 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7551 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.20 km SSW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 7551 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.10 km SE of Ioánnina, Greece · 7551 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.20 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 7550 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.04 km ESE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7546 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.34 km NNE of Tsotíli, Greece · 7546 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.23 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 7546 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.37 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7544 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.04 km NW of Loúros, Greece · 7544 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.410 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7541 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.315 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7539 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.33 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7532 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.322 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.911 km E of Prámanta, Greece · 7521 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.77 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 3.26 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7520 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7519 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 3.38 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7517 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.311 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 7585 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.25 km NE of Loúros, Greece · 7592 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.220 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 7594 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.63 km SSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7594 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.22 km WSW of Ersekë, Albania · 7607 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7ft. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.