Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - 46 km east of Shkoder, Rrethi i Shkodrës, Qarku i Shkodrës, Albania, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 12:33 pm (GMT +2) -
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Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 15 km depth
21 May 10:53 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 21 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 21, 2022 10:33:07 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 12:33 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 15.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 42.12°N / 20.06°E  (Qarku i Shkodrës, Albania) |
| Antipode | 42.12°S / 159.94°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 7 km (5 mi) NNE of Fushë-Arrëz (Shkodër) (pop: 2,440) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) E of Shkoder (Shkodër) (pop: 88,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) SSW of Decan (Gjakova, Kosovo) (pop: 50,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 57 km (35 mi) N of Burela (Mat District, Dibër) (pop: 15,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) NNE of Latsch (Rrethi i Kurbinit, Lezhë) (pop: 24,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) NNE of Kruje (Rrethi i Krujës, Durrës) (pop: 21,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) ESE of Podgorica (Montenegro) (pop: 236,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) NNE of Tirana (pop: 374,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  19.2°C (67 F), humidity: 35%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 15 km | ALBANIA | EMSC |
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