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Historic Earthquake
1931 Albania Earthquake
28 January 1931 · Korce · Albania
On 28 January 1931 at 05:55 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Albania (Korce), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 239 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 90 people.
- Date
- 28 January 1931
- Time
- 05:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 90
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Albania
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Ionian Sea · M 7.2
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 19321932 Ierissos Earthquake · M 6.9161 deaths
- 1904Struma · M 7.8
- 1904Struma · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth