Albania earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 9 km NNW of Himarë, Albania

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Himarë, Albania on Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 12:41 AM GMT+1 (23:41 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km WNW of Orikum, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-23 23:41:42 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.180° N, 19.690° 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 usp000fv43. 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
153°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.730 km WNW of Orikum, Albania · 6858 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.24 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6857 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.310 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6856 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.822 km W of Lushnjë, Albania · 6855 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.111 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 6853 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.64 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania · 6850 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.317 km NNW of Acharávi, Greece · 6838 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.312 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 6828 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.96 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6826 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.37 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 6818 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.32 km SSE of Libohovë, Albania · 6815 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.37 km WSW of Këlcyrë, Albania · 6809 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.914 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 6806 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.316 km E of Himarë, Albania · 6803 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.59 km SSE of Gjinkar, Albania · 6859 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.88 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6860 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.111 km NW of Delvinë, Albania · 6865 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.27 km NW of Leskovik, Albania · 6877 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.05 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6877 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.816 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 6880 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.16 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6883 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.410 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 6883 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.05 km WSW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6884 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.24 km ESE of Kalpáki, Greece · 6884 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.65 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6884 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.06 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 6885 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.15 km S of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6885 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv43. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.