Albania

M2.3 Earthquake near ALBANIA (Albania)

UTC time: 2025-10-24 20:44:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near ALBANIA (Albania) on October 24, 2025 at 20:44 UTC. With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Albania: 3 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.5.

Details

ID
74fa2bbb0850e93e447ff64df88060b434093373
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-24 20:44:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
42.09800, 19.44200
Temperature
10.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15 km
Shallow
15 km
15 km — close to the regional average (12.5 km)
Regional average: 12.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

3felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Oct 24, 2025, 10:36 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci AirbaseMontenegro · TGD · LYPG
    33.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 40 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

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