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Historic Earthquake
1930 Albania Earthquake
2 December 1930 · Vlore, Tepelene · Albania
On 2 December 1930 at 13:29 UTC, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Albania (Vlore, Tepelene), at a depth of 4 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 183 km from its boundary with the African Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 25 people.
- Date
- 2 December 1930
- Time
- 13:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- Depth
- 4 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 25
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Albania
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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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