M4.8 earthquake 8 km ENE of Himarë, Albania

Saturday, August 29, 2026, 22:35:22 UTC · 40.136°N, 19.836°E

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Himarë, Albania on Saturday, August 29, 2026, 22:35:22 UTC, at a depth of 10.0 km (shallow). USGS received 63 “Did You Feel It?” reports, with a maximum reported intensity of IV (light). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M4.9 on March 20, 2026.

Magnitude: 4.8; Light · mb
Depth: 10 km; Shallow
Felt reports: 63; Max intensity IV
Est. shaking: —; No ShakeMap
PAGER alert: None; Not issued
Tsunami: No flag; USGS feed

Outlined circle: this earthquake

In context

How big was it, and why here?

Energy released

239 tons of TNT

That is about 1/63 of the Hiroshima bomb. A magnitude 5.0 releases about 2 times more energy.

Tectonic setting

178 km

from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Eurasian and African plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.

Depth: shallow

10 km

Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.

Did You Feel It?

Where it was felt

Reports sent by people to USGS, grouped by place (most reports first). Intensity uses the Modified Mercalli scale (I–X): what people felt, not the magnitude.

Place	Intensity	Reports	Distance
Himarë, Vlorë, Albania	IV · Light	16	12 km
Karousádes, Kérkira, Greece	III · Weak	11	41 km
Sarandë, Sarandë, Albania	III · Weak	6	33 km
Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër, Albania	III · Weak	5	29 km
Kassiópi, Kérkira, Greece	II · Weak	4	40 km
Auliótai, Kérkira, Greece	III · Weak	3	44 km
Ípsos, Kentriki Ellada, Greece	III · Weak	3	50 km
Kérkira, Kérkira, Greece	IV · Light	2	58 km
Áyios Matthaíos, Kentriki Ellada, Greece	II · Weak	2	71 km
Perivólion, Kérkira, Greece	II · Weak	2	81 km
Liapádes, Kérkira, Greece	IV · Light	1	53 km
Vlorë, Vlorë, Albania	IV · Light	1	49 km

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USGS PAGER estimate

Who was exposed to shaking

USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.

After the main event

Aftershocks within 50 km

USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 50 km since this event.

Regional history

Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km

USGS lists 511 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:

History · NOAA

Deadliest earthquakes in this area

NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 175 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 7,464 recorded deaths. The most severe:

1851M6.6
Vlore (Valona),Berat; Turkey
12 Oct 1851 · 42 km away · intensity XI
2,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
1963M6.0
Macedonia: Skopje
26 Jul 1963 · 250 km away · intensity X
1,070 deaths$1.0 billion damage
1836
Rossano,Crosia,Craco,Basilicata
24 Apr 1836 · 282 km away · intensity XI
589 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
1953M7.2
Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia)
12 Aug 1953 · 220 km away · intensity X
476 deaths$100 million damagetsunami
1851
Berat
17 Oct 1851 · 42 km away · intensity X
400 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
1820M6.9
Zakinthos (Zante)
29 Dec 1820 · 292 km away · intensity X
388 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami

NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.

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