Albania earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 6 km NNW of Milot, Albania

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Milot, Albania on Mon, Feb 26, 2018, 4:04 PM GMT+1 (15:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-02-26 15:04:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.735° N, 19.684° E
Region
Albania
Felt reports
1
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
11.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.4 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d865. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.