Reviewed by USGSAlbania22y ago
M3.3 earthquake 16 km ESE of Himarë, Albania
Monday, July 12, 2004, 05:40:55 UTC · 40.070°N, 19.930°E
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Himarë, Albania on Monday, July 12, 2004, 05:40:55 UTC, at a depth of 5.0 km (shallow).
- Magnitude
- 3.3
- Minor · md
- Depth
- 5 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquakeDashed circle: 50 km aftershock search area
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
1 tons of TNT
That is about 1/11,203 of the Hiroshima bomb. A magnitude 5.0 releases about 355 times more energy.
Tectonic setting
176 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
5 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
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗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 lists 1 M2.5+ earthquake within 50 km in the following 30 days; the largest was M3.5 on August 6, 2004. Most nearby activity right after a large earthquake is aftershocks, which usually become less frequent over days and weeks.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 433 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.026 km SW of Lixoúri, GreeceJanuary 17, 1983 · 229 km S of this epicenter
- 6.96 km E of Stari Bar, MontenegroApril 15, 1979 · 233 km N of this epicenter
- 6.815 km ENE of Póros, GreeceAugust 12, 1953 · 227 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.86 km SW of Galaxídhion, GreeceMarch 31, 1965 · 282 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.7Ionian SeaNovember 15, 1959 · 254 km S of this epicenter
- 6.76 km NW of Lukovo, North MacedoniaNovember 30, 1967 · 155 km N of this epicenter
- 6.77 km NE of Anávra, GreeceApril 30, 1954 · 213 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.73 km SW of Kuklis, North MacedoniaMarch 8, 1931 · 271 km NE of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 157 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 7,410 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1851M6.6
Vlore (Valona),Berat; Turkey
12 Oct 1851 · 52 km away · intensity XI
2,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
- 1963M6.0
Macedonia: Skopje
26 Jul 1963 · 253 km away · intensity X
1,070 deaths$1.0 billion damage
- 1836
Rossano,Crosia,Craco,Basilicata
24 Apr 1836 · 289 km away · intensity XI
589 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1953M7.2
Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia)
12 Aug 1953 · 211 km away · intensity X
476 deaths$100 million damagetsunami
- 1851
Berat
17 Oct 1851 · 52 km away · intensity X
400 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1820M6.9
Zakinthos (Zante)
29 Dec 1820 · 282 km away · intensity X
388 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.