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Historic Earthquake
1905 Shkoder Earthquake
1 June 1905 · Shkoder · Albania
On 1 June 1905 at 04:42 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Albania (Shkoder), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 354 km from its boundary with the African Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 120 people.
- Date
- 1 June 1905
- Time
- 04:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 120
- Estimated Damage
- 24 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Albania
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth