List of earthquakes in Albania
This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Albania.
Date | Location | Mag. | Depth | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Notes | Ref | ||
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2024-01-13 | Lushnjë, Fier County | 4.4 Mw | 10.0 | VI | 1 | [1] | ||||
2022-01-14 | Fushë-Arrëz, Shkoder | 4.3 Mw | 10.0 | VI | Minor damage | [2][3] | ||||
2021-10-29 | Bulqizë, Dibër | 4.7 Mw | 10.0 | VI | 16 houses damaged | [4][5][6] | ||||
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 | [7] | ||||
2019-06-01 | Korçë | 5.2 Mw | 10.0 | V | 5 | More than 100 houses damaged | [8][9] | |||
2018-08-11 | Dibër | 5.1 Mw | 10.0 | V | 67 homes were damaged | [10] | ||||
2007-04-16 | Elbasan | 4.5 Mw | 13.7 | V | Minor damage | [11] | ||||
2006-06-13 | Gjirokaster | 4.5 Mw | 10.0 | V | 1 | Minor damage | [12] | |||
1988-01-09 | Tirana | 5.9 Mw | 24.0 | VII | Some | 188 buildings were damaged | [13] | |||
1985-11-21 | Lezhe | 5.5 Mw | 24.6 | VI | Minor damage | [14] | ||||
1982-11-16 | Fier | 5.6 Mw | 21.0 | VIII | 1 | 12 | Extensive damage | [15] | ||
1979-04-15 | Bar, Lezhë, Shkodër | 6.9 Mw | 10.0 | X | 136 | 1,000+ | 35 fatalities in Albania | [16][17] | ||
1967-11-30 | Dibër | 6.7 Mw | 20.0 | X | 18 | [18][19] | ||||
1962-03-18 | Fier | 6.1 Mw | 26.4 | VII | 5 | 77 | 1,000 houses collapsed. | [20] | ||
1960-05-26 | Korce | 6.2 Mw | 20.0 | VII | 7 | 127 | [21] | |||
1959-09-01 | Fier | 6.2 Mw | 20.0 | X | 2 | [22] | ||||
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 | [23] | ||||
1930-12-02 | Vlore | 5.0 | 4.0 | IX | 25 | [24] | ||||
1930-11-21 | Vlore | 6.0 Mw | 35.0 | IX | 35 | 108 | 980 Homes were destroyed | [25][26] | ||
1920-11-26 | Gjirokastër, Tepelenë | 6.2 Mw | 25.0 | XI | 200 | Severe damaged | [27] | |||
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 | [28] | ||||
1905-06-01 | Shkodër | 6.6 | IX | 200 | 500 | Major damaged | [28] | |||
1893-06-14 | Himara | IX | All buildings destroyed | [28] | ||||||
1855 July - August | Shkodër County | VIII | Destruction of Bushat, Juban, Kozmac and Vau Dejes villages | [28] | ||||||
1851-10-17 | Berat | IX | 400 | 400 soldiers were buried under the partially collapsed town fortress | [28] | |||||
1851-10-12 | Vlorë | IX | 200 | [28] | ||||||
1743-02-20 | Salento | 7.1 Mw | X | 180–300 | Destructive tsunami affecting Albanian coastline. | |||||
1273-07-14 | Durrës | Many | [29] | |||||||
1267 July | Durrës | The earthquake lasted for quite some time until nothing was left standing | [30] | |||||||
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
See also
[edit]- Geology of Albania
- List of earthquakes in Greece
- List of earthquakes in Croatia
- List of earthquakes in Italy
- List of earthquakes in 2019
References
[edit]- ^ National Earthquake Information Center. "M 4.4 - 1 km SSW of Peqin, Albania". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "M 4.7 - 9 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^ "Strong earthquake recorded in Albania". perild.com.
- ^ "Tremors Rock North Eastern Albania Causing Damage to Buildings". exit.al.
- ^ "108 injured as earthquakes rattle Albanian capital and coast". english.republika.mk. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Quakes in Albania damage some homes, 5 reported injured". ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "Earthquake Rattles Albania, Injuring 4, Damaging Dozens of Homes". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "M 5.1 - 10km E of Burrel, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "M 4.5 - 7 km SW of Krrabë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^ "M 4.5 - 5 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^ "M 5.9 - 9 km NE of Kavajë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "M 5.5 - 21 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^ "M 5.6 - 11 km SW of Lushnjë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "M 6.9 - Montenegro". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "M 6.7 - Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake". www.ngdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "M 6.1 - 4 km N of Patos, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 - 11 km SSW of Maliq, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 - 9 km E of Lushnjë, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake ALBANIA: PESHKOPIA, MAGELLARE". National Geophysical Data Center. August 27, 1942. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake: ALBANIA: VLORE, TEPELENE". National Geophysical Data Center. December 2, 1930. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. November 21, 1930. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake: ALBANIA: VLORE, HIMARE, KUC". National Geophysical Data Center. November 21, 1930. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake: ALBANIA: TEPELENE, DRAGOTI, PESHTANI, MARICAJ". United States Geological Survey. 26 November 1920. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Aliaj, S.; Koçiu, S.; Muço, B.; Sulstarova, E. (2010). "Seismicity, Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazard in Albania". pp. 5–8.
- ^ "14 July 1273, Durrës was hit by a powerful apocalyptic earthquake". www.qkmsh.al. July 14, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ 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.