Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 16, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Tuesday, April 16, 1946 at 11:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Elbasan (Albania - AL), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.078 and latitude 40.962.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.962, 20.078
UTC time 1946-04-16 11:43:53.680
Location Elbasan
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1946-04-16

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.1
Fier
Albania · 2026-02-24 19:00 UTC
33.2 km
M 4.1
Korçë
Albania · 2026-02-04 22:11 UTC
76.1 km
M 4.1
Korçë
Albania · 2026-02-04 18:50 UTC
72.5 km
M 4.0
Pogradec
Albania · 2026-01-16 10:28 UTC
51.6 km
M 4.3
Berat
Albania · 2025-10-19 22:59 UTC
53.3 km
M 4.4
Tirana
Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC
66.3 km
M 4.2
Tirana
Albania · 2025-06-24 03:04 UTC
66.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.