Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 9, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Tuesday, December 9, 1947 at 23:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kavajë (Albania - AL), about 11.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.433 and latitude 41.144.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.144, 19.433
UTC time 1947-12-09 23:18:53.710
Location Durrës
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1947-12-09

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