Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Albania on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 13:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Albania - AL), about 37.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.123 and latitude 41.898.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.8 km
Coordinates	41.898, 19.123
UTC time	2009-08-21 13:39:58.840

Location	Shkodër
Country	Albania (AL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	37.4 km
Podgorica	61.6 km
Durrës	69.7 km
Tirana	86.0 km
Kavajë	87.2 km
Nikšić	98.5 km
Trebinje	111.0 km
Lushnjë	117.0 km
Elbasan	118.5 km
Deçan	119.7 km
Gjakova	120.6 km
Dragash	127.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-27 06:59 UTC	64.8 km
M 4.2 Tirana Albania · 2025-06-24 03:04 UTC	64.4 km

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