Albania earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 11 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Pogradec, Albania on Wed, Mar 8, 2006, 5:18 AM GMT+1 (04:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-08 04:18:57 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.947° N, 20.524° 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 usp000ebnd. 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
19°
Stations used
111

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010 km WSW of Cërrik, Albania · 7486 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.5Albania-Macedonia border region · 7485 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.610 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 7485 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.69 km E of Bulqizë, Albania · 7473 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.93 km NE of Mislesevo, North Macedonia · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.115 km NNW of Fier, Albania · 7459 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.219 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7517 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.710 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania · 7520 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.77 km SSW of Berat, Albania · 7521 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.322 km NNE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.55 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.611 km SE of Elbasan, Albania · 7534 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebnd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.