Albania earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km W of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania on Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 3:48 PM GMT+2 (13:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km NE of Ersekë, 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
2006-09-29 13:48:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.211° N, 20.230° 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 usp000eu2q. 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
119°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.017 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 7303 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.53 km S of Dragash, Kosovo · 7300 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.24 km W of Korçë, Albania · 7290 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.617 km NE of Ersekë, Albania · 7286 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.613 km WSW of Krrabë, Albania · 7283 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.33 km ENE of Banaj, Albania · 7276 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.72 km NW of Ura Vajgurore, Albania · 7276 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.36 km NW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 7259 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.57 km WNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 7259 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.612 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 7252 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.515 km S of Kukës, Albania · 7252 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.55 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 7320 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.39 km WSW of Vev?ani, North Macedonia · 7320 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.9Albania-Macedonia border region · 7323 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.42 km NNE of Korçë, Albania · 7330 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.110 km NNE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 7330 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.79 km NE of Bel?išta, North Macedonia · 7330 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.56 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 7331 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.65 km ENE of Lushnjë, Albania · 7336 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.77 km NNW of Cërrik, Albania · 7338 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.86 km NE of Elbasan, Albania · 7339 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eu2q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.