The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.9 quake in Albania near Korce, Bashkia Korçë, Qarku i Korces, just 13 minutes ago. The earthquake struck early Tuesday morning, September 8th, 2026, at 5:40 am local time, at a shallow depth of 15. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which reported a magnitude of 4.2; the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), which reported 3.8; the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH), which reported 3.7; and the Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA), which reported 3.8.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Maliq (pop. 3,700), located 15 km from the epicenter; Pogradec (pop. 46,100), 18 km away; Korce (pop. 58,300), 21 km away; Mborje (pop. 3,900), 22 km away; Bilisht (pop. 7,300), 24 km away; Rajce (pop. 8,400), 38 km away; and Florina (pop. 17,700), 49 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Librazhd (pop. 23,300), located 60 km from the epicenter, and Elbasan (pop. 100,900), 71 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 8, 2026 04:40 am (Tirane time) local time (8 Sep 2026 03:40 GMT)Magnitude: 3.9Hypocenter depth: 15.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 40.8°N / 20.83°E (Bashkia Pustec, Qarku i Korces, Albania)Primary data source: EMSC