Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 16, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Wednesday, January 16, 1985 at 23:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fier (Albania - AL), about 30.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.196 and latitude 40.760.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.0 km
Coordinates	40.760, 19.196
UTC time	1985-01-16 23:35:59.090

Location	Vlorë
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fier	30.6 km
Vlorë	40.5 km
Lushnjë	47.4 km
Kavajë	56.3 km
Berat	64.1 km
Durrës	66.4 km
Tirana	82.0 km
Elbasan	84.2 km
Lecce	97.6 km
Brindisi	107.3 km
Nardò	117.9 km
Pogradec	123.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Fier Albania · 2026-02-24 19:00 UTC	44.7 km
M 4.0 Pogradec Albania · 2026-01-16 10:28 UTC	116.5 km
M 4.3 Berat Albania · 2025-10-19 22:59 UTC	64.9 km

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