Earthquake details

Sunday, November 3, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Sunday, November 3, 1968 at 04:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 15.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.326 and latitude 42.105.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.105, 19.326
UTC time	1968-11-03 04:49:33.390

Location	Shkodër
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-11-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	15.9 km
Podgorica	37.8 km
Nikšić	80.7 km
Durrës	87.6 km
Deçan	92.8 km
Tirana	95.8 km
Gjakova	96.1 km
Peja	100.3 km
Kavajë	104.1 km
Trebinje	105.3 km
Dragash	110.0 km
Prizren	117.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC	78.4 km
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