Albania earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 8 km W of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km W of Himarë, Albania on Thu, Feb 8, 2007, 12:13 AM GMT+1 (23:13 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-02-07 23:13:27 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.110° N, 19.640° 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 usp000f4fc. 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
34°
Stations used
136

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.54 km ENE of Himarë, Albania · 7157 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.218 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7153 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.011 km NNE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7139 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.610 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7130 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.117 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 7126 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.619 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7122 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.83 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7186 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.25 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7188 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 7192 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.05 km SE of Leskovik, Albania · 7196 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.214 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7199 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f4fc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.