A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Shijak in Albania on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/06/25 / 2025-06-24 03:04:54 / June 24, 2025 @ 3:04 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 03:04:54 / 3:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q8c1. Id of event: us7000q8c1. Exact location, longitude 19.5656° East, latitude 41.4136° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Albania (c. 2 987 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Velesta, Ballsh, . Epicenter of the earthquake was 23 km (14 miles) from Tirana (c. 374 800 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Durrës (c. 122 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Elbasan (c. 100 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Shkodër (c. 88 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Fier-Çifçi (c. 61 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Fier (c. 56 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km N of Shijak, Albania. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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