Earthquake details

Monday, April 9, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Monday, April 9, 1979 at 02:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 42.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.023 and latitude 41.956.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	41.956, 19.023
UTC time	1979-04-09 02:10:20.300

Location	Shkodër
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	42.4 km
Podgorica	57.5 km
Durrës	79.0 km
Nikšić	91.2 km
Tirana	96.3 km
Kavajë	96.6 km
Trebinje	101.0 km
Deçan	122.9 km
Gjakova	125.4 km
Lushnjë	126.4 km
Elbasan	128.9 km
Peja	130.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC	74.9 km
M 4.2 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-24 03:04 UTC	74.5 km

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