Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 12, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Wednesday, September 12, 1945 at 16:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ioannina (Albania - AL), about 70.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.132 and latitude 39.969.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.969, 20.132
UTC time 1945-09-12 16:29:24.560
Location Vlorë
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1945-09-12

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