Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 26, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Tuesday, August 26, 1969 at 02:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tirana (Albania - AL), about 49.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.038 and latitude 41.744.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.744, 20.038
UTC time 1969-08-26 02:15:36.730
Location Tirana
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-26

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