Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 9, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Wednesday, August 9, 1939 at 03:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vlorë (Albania - AL), about 48.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.139 and latitude 40.127.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.127, 19.139
UTC time	1939-08-09 03:30:29.160

Location	Vlorë
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vlorë	48.0 km
Fier	75.3 km
Lecce	86.0 km
Berat	94.4 km
Nardò	94.4 km
Lushnjë	102.6 km
Brindisi	116.5 km
Kavajë	123.0 km
Elbasan	135.6 km
Durrës	135.8 km
Francavilla Fontana	139.3 km
Tirana	145.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Fier Albania · 2026-02-24 19:00 UTC	98.7 km
M 4.0 Pogradec Albania · 2026-01-16 10:28 UTC	136.8 km
M 4.3 Berat Albania · 2025-10-19 22:59 UTC	76.1 km

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