List of earthquakes in Albania

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Albania.

Date Area affected Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
July 1267 City of Durrës The earthquake lasted for quite some time until nothing was left standing. Everything within the city had collapsed and engulfed the inhabitants, with the sole exception of the acropolis which stood fast and survived the quake.[1] - -
14 July 1273[2] City of Durrës In 14 July 1273, Durrës and its surroundings were hit by a powerful earthquake. The shifts continued for several days. There were many killed, while the living ones abandoned the ruines.[3][4] Many -
12 October 1851 Vlorë IX 200 casualties were reported. Felt (intensity III-IV) as far away as Naples[5] 200 -
17 October 1851 Berat IX 400 soldiers were buried under the partially collapsed town fortress[5] 400+ -
July - August 1855[2] Shkodër County I - VIII Destruction of Bushat, Juban, Kozmac and Vau Dejes villages; Damage in Shkodra, Karme, Dushan, Toplane, Bruc; Land cracking. The earthquake triggered the opening of large cracks in the ground.[4] - -
14 June 1893 Himara IX All buildings near the epicentre were destroyed[5] - -
1 June 1905[5] Shkodër 6.6 IX Major damage in the town of Shkodër and the surrounding area. In some areas, all houses were destroyed.[5] 200 500
18 February 1911[5] Korçë County - North Macedonia, Lake Ohrid 6.7 IX Many people died and there was serious damage in the region around Lake Ohrid.[5] Many
22 December 1919[2] Leskovik - Greece, Konicë 6.1 VIII Many houses collapsed and all others in town Leskovik were heavily damaged; Greek villages Isboros, Plavoli, Belthonsi and Kapaztiko in Konitsa region completely destroyed; Data for Kolonja district in Albania scarce; Serious damage was deduced for village Barmash and slight in village Qafzeze; Landsliding in Leskovik area.[4] - -
26 November 1920[6] Gjirokastër County, Tepelenë 6.2 25.0 XI 200 people were killed and many homes were destroyed, leaving 15,000 persons homeless.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] 200 -
21 November 1930[14][15]Vlore County6.035.0XI 35 people died and a further 108 were injured. 980 homes were destroyed.35108
2 December 1930[16]Vlore County5.04.0IX 25 people were killed and some damage was caused.25
27 August 1942 Diber County 6.0 33.0 A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Diber County, Albania on August 27 at a depth of 33.0 km. Forty-three deaths were caused as well 110 injuries. Many homes collapsed.[17] 43 110
27 August 1948[2] Shkodër County 5.5 VIII 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Shkodër County with serious damage to the Buna river bed and to the city of Shkodër. The greatest damage was recorded in Trush, with 1 dead and 27 injured. Damage to objects was also verified in Oblike and Barbullush.[4] 1 27
1 September 1959[18] Fier 6.2 20.0 X Two people died and significant damage was caused near the epicenter.[19] 2 -
26 May 1960[5] Korçë 6.4 VIII-IX All the houses in Korçë suffered some level of damage and 103 collapsed.[5] 7 127
18 March 1962[5] Fier 6.0 VIII Five people were killed and 1,000 houses collapsed.[5] 5 77
30 November 1967[20] Dibër 6.7 20.0 X Major damage was caused, with a cost of 20,000 $Mill. Eighteen people lost their lives.[21] 18 -
15 April 1979[22] Montenegro, Bar - Shkodër, Lezhë 6.9 10.0 X Many cities in Montenegro and in northern Albania were destroyed. 136 people died (101 in Montenegro & 35 in Albania) and more than 1000 others were injured.[23] 136 (101+35) 1,000+
16 November 1982 Fier County5.621.9VIIIThe magnitude 5.6 earthquake was 31 miles of Tirana near the Adriatic coast. One person was killed and 12 people were injured and extensive damage was in the Fier, Berat and Lushnje districts (MM VIII). The quake was also felt in southern Yugoslavia.112
9 January 1988 [24] Tirana County 5.9 24.0 VII This earthquake hit the Municipality of Kavaja in Tirana County and the surrounding villages of Petrela and Arbana; Damage relatively slight; Very high acceleration of 404.8 cm/s2 recorded on the instrument installed in the causative fault zone. - -
24 May 2017[25]Dibër, 8 km north northwest of Bulqizë4.510.0IV In Mat municipality, 7 homes and a health center suffered cracked walls, and 3 schools in Bulqiza municipality suffered minor damage.[26]--
11 August 2018[27] Dibër, 10 km east of Burrel 5.1 10.0 V 67 houses were damaged in Dibër County.[28] - -
1 June 2019[29] Korçë, 13 km south southwest of Korçë 5.2 10.0 V More than 100 houses were damaged and 5 people were injured when a house collapsed in Korçë.[30][31] - 5
21 September 2019[32] Durrës, 3 km west southwest of Shijak 5.6 10.0 VIII At least 108 people were injured and more than 120 buildings were damaged in the country's strongest earthquake in 30 years.[33] - 108
26 November 2019 Durrës, 16 km west northwest of Mamurras 6.4 20.0 VIII Widespread damage was caused in Durrës County, where many buildings collapsed and others were badly damaged, trapping people under the rubble. 51 people died.[34] Around 3,000 people were wounded.[35] 51 3,000

See also

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