Earthquake details

Friday, August 27, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Friday, August 27, 1948 at 10:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 23.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.280 and latitude 41.952.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.952, 19.280
UTC time 1948-08-27 10:44:12.830
Location Shkodër
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-08-27

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