Earthquake details

Thursday, September 3, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fier (Albania - AL), about 8.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.510 and latitude 40.792.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 40.792, 19.510
UTC time 1959-09-03 04:02:08.050
Location Fier
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-09-03

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