International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1341496
Event time 2025-04-03 03:14:24 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-03 01:14:24 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-03 03:17:08 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.3
Depth 5 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Europe
Country Albania
Administration area Gjirokastër
Nearest settlement Gjirokaster
Distance 14 km
Course WNW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Vlores (56.06 km), Kerkira (56.11 km)
Nearest airports
Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (57.90 km), Vlorë Air Base (58.38 km), Kuçovë Air Base (72.79 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.