Albania earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania on Wed, Jan 2, 2008, 5:54 AM GMT+1 (04:54 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km NW of Lefkímmi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-02 04:54:42 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.140° N, 20.550° 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 usp000fvu8. 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
103°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6845 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.411 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6843 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.03 km N of Thesprotikó, Greece · 6843 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.18 km W of Párga, Greece · 6840 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.59 km NNE of Pappadátes, Greece · 6839 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.317 km NNW of Acharávi, Greece · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.210 km SW of Pérdika, Greece · 6835 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.113 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6834 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.913 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6833 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.312 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 6827 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.96 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6825 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.219 km SW of Grevená, Greece · 6819 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.37 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 6817 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.015 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6814 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.32 km SSE of Libohovë, Albania · 6814 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.27 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6812 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.39 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6811 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.37 km WSW of Këlcyrë, Albania · 6808 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.23 km SE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6806 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.516 km SW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 6805 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.914 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 6805 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.34 km NW of Empório, Greece · 6805 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.17 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6803 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.316 km E of Himarë, Albania · 6802 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.510 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 6798 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.82 km NW of Lefkímmi, Greece · 6796 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.20 km SSE of Igoumenítsa, Greece · 6795 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.413 km ENE of Leskovik, Albania · 6793 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.612 km SSE of Ballsh, Albania · 6792 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.314 km WSW of Aianí, Greece · 6790 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 3.215 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 6789 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 3.16 km SSE of Parapótamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.012 km W of Pediní, Greece · 6850 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.215 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6850 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.711 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6850 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.111 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 6852 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.18 km S of Pérdika, Greece · 6854 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.99 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6854 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.710 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6855 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.310 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6855 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.24 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6856 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.39 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 6858 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.59 km SSE of Gjinkar, Albania · 6858 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.88 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6859 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.111 km NW of Delvinë, Albania · 6864 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.35 km ENE of Kanaláki, Greece · 6870 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.3Greece-Albania border region · 6871 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.39 km W of Párga, Greece · 6871 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.49 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6874 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.711 km N of Kanaláki, Greece · 6875 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.27 km NW of Leskovik, Albania · 6876 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.05 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6876 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvu8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.