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M2.0 Earthquake near ALBANIA (Albania)

UTC time: 2025-12-15 22:50:20 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 15, 2025 at 22:50 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near ALBANIA (Albania). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 15 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Albania: 3 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.5.

Details

ID
f2a2517d99fbd4fd49edc015f4f1894783c74bba
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-15 22:50:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Albania
City
Shqipëria Qendrore
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.14700, 20.18500
Temperature
-0.2°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

1felt 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: Dec 15, 2025, 10:50 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

  • Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle AirportNorth Macedonia · OHD · LWOH
    46.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tirana International Airport Mother TeresaAlbania · TIA · LATI
    48.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Shqipëria Qendrore

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 55 Catalogue entries

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

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