Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 31, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Tuesday, March 31, 1953 at 00:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Berat (Albania - AL), about 19.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.820 and latitude 40.567.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.567, 19.820
UTC time 1953-03-31 00:55:50.610
Location Berat
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-03-31

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