Earthquake details

Thursday, September 2, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Thursday, September 2, 1954 at 01:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 31.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.847 and latitude 41.932.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.932, 19.847
UTC time	1954-09-02 01:54:37.030

Location	Shkodër
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1954-09-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	31.6 km
Tirana	67.3 km
Dragash	67.6 km
Gjakova	69.4 km
Podgorica	74.3 km
Durrës	75.2 km
Deçan	76.8 km
Centar Župa	77.8 km
Prizren	80.2 km
Kavajë	86.5 km
Peja	88.7 km
Gostivar	89.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC	60.4 km
M 4.2 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-24 03:04 UTC	61.8 km

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