Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 22, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Wednesday, August 22, 1951 at 14:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vlorë (Albania - AL), about 66.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.076 and latitude 40.084.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.084, 20.076
UTC time	1951-08-22 14:14:53.440

Location	Vlorë
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vlorë	66.1 km
Berat	70.0 km
Ioannina	81.1 km
Fier	83.8 km
Korçë	84.4 km
Lushnjë	100.5 km
Pogradec	103.4 km
Elbasan	114.5 km
Kavajë	130.2 km
Ohrid	130.4 km
Struga	132.0 km
Tirana	140.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Fier Albania · 2026-02-24 19:00 UTC	97.4 km
M 4.0 Pogradec Albania · 2026-01-16 10:28 UTC	79.6 km
M 4.3 Berat Albania · 2025-10-19 22:59 UTC	49.5 km

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