Quake Info: Weak Mag. 3.2 Earthquake - Durres, 25 km Northwest of Tirana, Albania, on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 5:25 pm (GMT +2)

Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - Durres, 25 km northwest of Tirana, Albania, on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 5:25 pm (GMT +2) -

Weak magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 39 km depth

15 May 15:28 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 3 minutes.
15 May 15:32: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.0.
15 May 15:52: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 39.4 km (from 6.2 to 24 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.9 km (3 mi) towards SE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 15, 2022 15:25:27 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 5:25 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.2
Depth	39.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	41.4497°N / 19.5637°E (Durres, Albania)
Antipode	41.45°S / 160.436°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	15 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	10 km (6 mi) NW of Vorë (Tirana) (pop: 4,970) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) N of Shijak (Rrethi i Durrësit) (pop: 14,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Fushë-Krujë (Rrethi i Krujës, Durrës) (pop: 10,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Durres (Durrës) (pop: 122,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Kamëz (Tiranë, Tirana) (pop: 11,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Kruje (Rrethi i Krujës, Durrës) (pop: 21,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Latsch (Rrethi i Kurbinit, Lezhë) (pop: 24,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Tirana (pop: 374,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) N of Kavajë (Tirana) (pop: 29,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) SSE of Podgorica (Montenegro) (pop: 236,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 26.2°C (79 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	4 x 10⁹ joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.2	39 km	Albania	RaspberryShake
3.1	5 km	ALBANIA	EMSC
3.1	10 km	Albania: 156 Km NW From Krystallopigi	NOA
3.2	39 km	Costa Albanese Settentrionale (ALBANIA)	INGV

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Tirana (23.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Was sitting down, really short but strong horizontal movement, as if the building was swinging for a second

Tirana (22.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Latsch, Rrethi i Kurbinit, Lezhë (23.3 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s (reported through our app)

Tirana (22.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Tirana (23.9 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Kamëz, Tirana District, Tirana (20.2 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / very short (reported through our app)

Tirana, Albania (26.2 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

tirana (24 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 1-2 s

Tirana (23.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short

Tirana (19.4 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Tirana (24.1 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Brief shaking (reported through our app)

Tirana (23.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : sitting in my chair desktop chair, it felt like the apartment was shaking a bit.

Tirana / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)

Tirana / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)

Tirana / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s

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