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Monday, April 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Monday, April 16, 1979 at 10:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 23.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.246 and latitude 41.985.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	41.985, 19.246
UTC time	1979-04-16 10:04:38.100

Location	Shkodër
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	23.9 km
Podgorica	50.8 km
Durrës	75.7 km
Tirana	87.3 km
Nikšić	91.2 km
Kavajë	92.7 km
Deçan	105.8 km
Gjakova	107.2 km
Trebinje	109.8 km
Peja	114.0 km
Dragash	116.5 km
Elbasan	119.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC	68.0 km
M 4.2 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-24 03:04 UTC	68.1 km

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