Earthquake details

Friday, April 20, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Friday, April 20, 1979 at 19:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 34.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.791 and latitude 41.842.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 41.842, 19.791
UTC time 1979-04-20 19:33:00.900
Location Shkodër
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-20

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