Earthquake details

Thursday, October 18, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Thursday, October 18, 1917 at 04:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ioannina (Albania - AL), about 63.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.247 and latitude 39.993.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.993, 20.247
UTC time 1917-10-18 04:23:56.500
Location Vlorë
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-10-18

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