Albania earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 4 km ENE of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Himarë, Albania on Tue, Feb 27, 2007, 11:56 AM GMT+1 (10:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18 km WSW of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-02-27 10:56:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.120° N, 19.790° 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 usp000f5rx. 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
263°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.218 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7153 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.25 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7150 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.25 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 7143 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.313 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7142 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.011 km NNE of Kuçovë, Albania · 7139 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.610 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7130 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.117 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 7126 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.619 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7122 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.54 km NNW of Lushnjë, Albania · 7108 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.213 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7100 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.90 km NE of Rodotópi, Greece · 7165 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.11 km SE of Pérdika, Greece · 7166 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.38 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7177 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.212 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7181 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.47 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7181 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.214 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7182 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.83 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7186 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.115 km WSW of Pediní, Greece · 7186 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f5rx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.