Earthquakes in Albania

In Albania earthquakes can be strong and cause heavy damages in a circle of dozens of kilometers. Due to the special tectonic situation of the country, there are more earthquakes than average.

36 people died since 1950 by direct consequences of earthquakes.

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Earthquakes in Albania since 1950

The strongest earthquake in Albania happened on 11/30/1967 in the region Albania with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale.

Date	Region	Tiefe	Magnitude	Deaths
05/19/2014	Belsh	19 km	5.1	0
04/16/2007	Tirana	53 km	4.5	0
06/13/2006	Tepelene	38 km	4.5	0
07/10/2005	Tropoje	12 km	5.2	0
09/30/1998	Kukes, Peshkopi	54 km	5.3	0
01/12/1997	Berat, Ura Vajgurore, Gramsh, Cerrik	51 km	4.7	0
01/09/1988	Tirana, Ulcinj-Bar	46 km	5.8	0
04/03/1969	Southern		5.5	1
11/30/1967	Albania		6.5	18
02/09/1967	Gjirokastev	48 km	5.6	0
03/18/1962	Albania		6.0	15
09/01/1959	Albania		6.1	2

These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.