Quake Info: Moderate Mag. 4.9 Earthquake - 18 km South of Korçë, Qarku i Korçës, Albania, on Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 2:43 am (GMT +1)

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 14 km depth

23 Mar 01:46 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
23 Mar 01:49: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.6. Epicenter location corrected by 6 km (3.7 mi) towards W.
23 Mar 03:26: Now using data updates from USGS
23 Mar 20:50: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 14.0 to 14.3 km (from 8.7 to 8.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.3 km (0.8 mi) towards NE.

Update Thu, 23 Mar 2023, 02:09

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Korçë, Rrethi i Korçës, Qarku i Korçës, Albania

4.6 quake 23 Mar 2:43 am (GMT +1)

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Korçë, Rrethi i Korçës, Qarku i Korçës, Albania, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, at 2:43 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.7, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) at magnitude 4.4, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Colonia (pop. 7,900) located 16 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Korçë (pop. 58,300) located 29 km from the epicenter, and Pogradec (pop. 61,500) 53 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Patos (pop. 60,000) located 83 km from the epicenter, Elbasan (pop. 100,900) 85 km away, Fier (pop. 56,300) 89 km away, Vlorë (pop. 89,500) 90 km away, and Lushnje (pop. 41,500) 91 km away.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 23, 2023 01:43:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 2:43 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.9
Depth	14.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.4612°N / 20.7119°E (Bashkia Kolonjë, Qarku i Korçës, Albania)
Antipode	40.461°S / 159.288°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	12 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	14 km (9 mi) N of Colonia (Kolonjë District, Korçë) (pop: 7,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Korçë (pop: 58,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) S of Pogradec (Korçë) (pop: 61,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) ESE of Petrolia (Kuçovë District, Berat) (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) SE of Elbasan (pop: 100,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) ESE of Patos Fshat (Fier) (pop: 22,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (59 mi) ESE of Patos (Fier) (pop: 60,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) SE of Tirana (pop: 374,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
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Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10¹² joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.9	14 km	Greece-Albania Border Region	USGS
4.9	14 km	Greece-Albania Border Region	RaspberryShake
4.4	13 km	Albania: 15 Km NNW From Aetomilitsa	NOA
4.7	5 km	ALBANIA	EMSC
4.5	6.5 km	Confine Grecia-Albania (GRECIA, ALBANIA)	INGV
4.6	10 km	12 Km N of Ersekë, Albania	GFZ
4.8	10 km	Albania: Vithkuo / Albanien	ZAMG

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Tirana (123.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Was a big one | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)

Korce Albania (18 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Awoken while sleeping | One user found this interesting.

Korce city / not felt / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Strong shaking | One user found this interesting.

Korce / not felt : K felt | One user found this interesting.

Pogradec, Korçë (47.3 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Korca (28.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

ko (20.6 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Korçë, Albania (17.8 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s

Korçë Albania (18.1 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Korce / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s

Maliq / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

ΑΡΓΟΣ ΟΡΕΣΤΙΚΟ / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / very short

Korce / Light shaking (MMI IV)

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Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Korçë, Rrethi i Korçës, Qarku i Korçës, Albania

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Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 18 km south of Korçë, Qarku i Korçës, Albania, on Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 2:43 am (GMT +1) -