Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 14, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Wednesday, March 14, 1917 at 18:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ioannina (Albania - AL), about 55.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.229 and latitude 39.784.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.784, 20.229
UTC time	1917-03-14 18:13:32.550

Location	Vlorë
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1917-03-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ioannina	55.0 km
Vlorë	99.2 km
Korçë	104.1 km
Berat	105.3 km
Fier	119.2 km
Pogradec	129.6 km
Trikala	134.3 km
Lushnjë	136.3 km
Kozani	144.8 km
Ptolemaida	147.7 km
Elbasan	148.4 km
Karditsa	152.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Fier Albania · 2026-02-24 19:00 UTC	133.2 km
M 4.0 Pogradec Albania · 2026-01-16 10:28 UTC	105.0 km
M 4.3 Berat Albania · 2025-10-19 22:59 UTC	85.3 km

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