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Historic Earthquake
1920 Albania Earthquake
26 November 1920 · Tepelene, Dragoti · Albania
On 26 November 1920 at 08:51 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Albania (Tepelene, Dragoti), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 192 km from its boundary with the African Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 200 people.
- Date
- 26 November 1920
- Time
- 08:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 200
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Albania
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Ionian Sea · M 7.2
- 19791979 Montenegro Earthquake · M 6.9131 deaths
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 19541954 Sofades Earthquake · M 6.731 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 19051905 Shkoder Earthquake · M 6.6120 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth