Earthquake details

Saturday, March 15, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Saturday, March 15, 1986 at 08:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Elbasan (Albania - AL), about 2.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.101 and latitude 41.130.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 41.130, 20.101
UTC time 1986-03-15 08:46:56.490
Location Elbasan
Country Albania (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-15

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