Earthquake details

Sunday, December 25, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Sunday, December 25, 1983 at 02:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 38.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.073 and latitude 41.956.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.5 km
Coordinates	41.956, 19.073
UTC time	1983-12-25 02:56:11.870

Location	Shkodër
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	38.4 km
Podgorica	56.2 km
Durrës	77.2 km
Nikšić	91.6 km
Tirana	93.5 km
Kavajë	94.8 km
Trebinje	103.4 km
Deçan	119.4 km
Gjakova	121.6 km
Lushnjë	124.6 km
Elbasan	126.0 km
Peja	127.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC	72.4 km
M 4.2 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-24 03:04 UTC	72.1 km

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