Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 29, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Wednesday, January 29, 1936 at 15:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pogradec (Albania - AL), about 25.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.354 and latitude 40.958.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.958, 20.354
UTC time 1936-01-29 15:55:24.830
Location Elbasan
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-01-29

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