Earthquake details

Sunday, August 7, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Sunday, August 7, 1927 at 06:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 28.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.840 and latitude 41.985.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.985, 19.840
UTC time	1927-08-07 06:34:03.340

Location	Shkodër
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1927-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	28.6 km
Gjakova	65.7 km
Dragash	67.4 km
Podgorica	69.5 km
Deçan	72.0 km
Tirana	73.2 km
Prizren	78.6 km
Durrës	80.3 km
Centar Župa	82.2 km
Peja	83.6 km
Gostivar	91.0 km
Suva Reka	91.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC	65.7 km
M 4.2 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-24 03:04 UTC	67.0 km

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