Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Wednesday, October 7, 1959 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lushnjë (Albania - AL), about 13.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.840 and latitude 40.875.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 40.875, 19.840
UTC time 1959-10-07 08:30:45.290
Location Berat
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-10-07

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