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M4.0 Earthquake near Greece-Albania Border Region

UTC time: 2026-04-05 06:53:59 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Greece-Albania Border Region

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M4.0 Earthquake near Greece-Albania Border Region · 2026-04-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.0 Earthquake near Greece-Albania Border Region · 2026-04-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 5, 2026 at 06:53 UTC, a magnitude M4.0 earthquake occurred near Greece-Albania Border Region. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
8151cc69b7d2b2d8fe18299d5dbc12dc733d3c18
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-05 06:53:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
39.67000, 20.47000
Temperature
15.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Methana
    Distance: 337 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 463 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Milos
    Distance: 479 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Panarea
    Distance: 480 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 484 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 496 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ioannina King Pyrrhus National AirportGreece · IOA · LGIO
    30.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · CFU · LGKR
    48.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-30

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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