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.

87 people died since 1950 by direct consequences of earthquakes.

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Most recent events

This list includes the strongest earthquakes recorded in or around Albania by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the past 14 days. Whether an event is listed here depends largely on its magnitude, but also on its distance from inhabited areas. All data refer to the local time. This page is updated daily at 11am UTC.

Jun 20, 2:57 am
Magnitude 4.1: 8 km east-northeast of Megalópoli, Greece at a depth of 10 km.

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	Depth	Magnitude	Deaths
11/26/2019	Durres, Thumane, Tirana	20 km	6.4	51
09/21/2019	Durres	10 km	5.6	0
06/01/2019	Korce	10 km	5.2	0
05/19/2014	Belsh	6 km	5.0	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.

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