This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Albania.

Date Location Mag. Depth MMI Deaths Injuries Notes Ref
2022-01-14 Fushë-Arrëz, Shkoder 4.3 Mw  10.0 VI Minor damage [1][2]
2021-10-29 Bulqizë, Dibër 4.7 Mw 10.0 VI 16 houses damaged [3][4][5]
2019-11-26 Mamurras, Durrës 6.4 Mw 20.0 VIII 51 3,000+ Widespread damage
2019-09-21 Shijak, Durrës 5.6 Mw 10.0 VII 108 [6]
2019-06-01 Korçë 5.2 Mw 10.0 V 5 More than 100 houses damaged [7][8]
2018-08-11 Dibër 5.1 Mw 10.0 V 67 homes were damaged [9]
2007-04-16 Elbasan 4.5 Mw  13.7 V Minor damage [10]
2006-06-13 Gjirokaster 4.5 Mw  10.0 V 1 Minor damage [11]
1988-01-09 Tirana 5.9 Mw 24.0 VII Some 188 buildings were damaged [12]
1985-11-21 Lezhe 5.5 Mw  24.6 VI Minor damage [13]
1982-11-16 Fier 5.6 Mw 21.0 VIII 1 12 Extensive damage [14]
1979-04-15 Bar, Lezhë, Shkodër 6.9 Mw 10.0 X 136 1,000+ 35 fatalities in Albania [15][16]
1967-11-30 Dibër 6.7 Mw 20.0 X 18 [17][18]
1962-03-18 Fier 6.1 Mw 26.4 VII 5 77 1,000 houses collapsed. [19]
1960-05-26 Korce 6.2 Mw 20.0 VII 7 127 [20]
1959-09-01 Fier 6.2 Mw 20.0 X 2 [21]
1948-08-27 Shkodër 5.5 Mw VIII 1 27 Serious damage reported in Trush.
1942-08-27 Diber 6.0 33.0 43 110 [22]
1930-12-02 Vlore 5.0 4.0 IX 25 [23]
1930-11-21 Vlore 6.0 Mw 35.0 IX 35 108 980 Homes were destroyed [24][25]
1920-11-26 Gjirokastër, Tepelenë 6.2 Mw 25.0 XI 200 Severe damaged [26]
1919-12-22 Leskovik, Konicë 6.1 VIII Many houses collapsed
1911-02-18 Korçë, Lake Ohrid 6.7 IX Many Serious damage in the region around Lake Ohrid [27]
1905-06-01 Shkodër 6.6 IX 200 500 Major damaged [27]
1893-06-14 Himara IX All buildings destroyed [27]
1855 July - August Shkodër County VIII Destruction of Bushat, Juban, Kozmac and Vau Dejes villages [27]
1851-10-17 Berat IX 400 400 soldiers were buried under the partially collapsed town fortress [27]
1851-10-12 Vlorë IX 200 [27]
1743-02-20 Salento 7.1 Mw X 180–300 Destructive tsunami affecting Albanian coastline.
1273-07-14 Durrës Many [28]
1267 July Durrës The earthquake lasted for quite some time until nothing was left standing [29]
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "M 4.3 - 4 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Tërmeti në Pukë/ Plasariten muret e spitalit, dëme në disa pallate". flashnews.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "M 4.7 - 9 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  4. ↑ "Strong earthquake recorded in Albania". perild.com.
  5. ↑ "Tremors Rock North Eastern Albania Causing Damage to Buildings". exit.al.
  6. ↑ "108 injured as earthquakes rattle Albanian capital and coast". english.republika.mk. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  7. ↑ "Quakes in Albania damage some homes, 5 reported injured". ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  8. ↑ "Earthquake Rattles Albania, Injuring 4, Damaging Dozens of Homes". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  9. ↑ "M 5.1 - 10km E of Burrel, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  10. ↑ "M 4.5 - 7 km SW of Krrabë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  11. ↑ "M 4.5 - 5 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  12. ↑ "M 5.9 - 9 km NE of Kavajë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ "M 5.5 - 21 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  14. ↑ "M 5.6 - 11 km SW of Lushnjë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ "M 6.9 - Montenegro". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  16. ↑ "Zemljotres od 15. aprila 1979. godine" (in Montenegrin). Seismological Observatory of Montenegro (Seizmološki Zavod Crne Gore). 2010-04-16. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  17. ↑ "M 6.7 - Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  18. ↑ "Significant Earthquake". www.ngdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  19. ↑ "M 6.1 - 4 km N of Patos, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  20. ↑ "M 6.2 - 11 km SSW of Maliq, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  21. ↑ "M 6.2 - 9 km E of Lushnjë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Significant Earthquake ALBANIA: PESHKOPIA, MAGELLARE". National Geophysical Data Center. August 27, 1942. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Significant Earthquake: ALBANIA: VLORE, TEPELENE". National Geophysical Data Center. December 2, 1930. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  24. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. November 21, 1930. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Significant Earthquake: ALBANIA: VLORE, HIMARE, KUC". National Geophysical Data Center. November 21, 1930. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Significant Earthquake: ALBANIA: TEPELENE, DRAGOTI, PESHTANI, MARICAJ". United States Geological Survey. 26 November 1920. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aliaj, S.; Koçiu, S.; Muço, B.; Sulstarova, E. (2010). "Seismicity, Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazard in Albania". pp. 5–8.
  28. ↑ "14 July 1273, Durrës was hit by a powerful apocalyptic earthquake". www.qkmsh.al. July 14, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  29. ↑ Georgii Pachymeris: Relationes historicae, Bonn (1835), V. 7, p. 456-461. Translated by Robert Elsie. First published in R. Elsie: Early Albania, a Reader of Historical Texts, 11th - 17th Centuries, Wiesbaden 2003, p. 12-13.
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