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Historic Earthquake
1942 Albania Earthquake
27 August 1942 · Peshkopia, Magellare · Albania
On 27 August 1942 at 06:14 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Albania (Peshkopia, Magellare), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 349 km from its boundary with the African Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 43 people and injured 110.
- Date
- 27 August 1942
- Time
- 06:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 43
- Injuries
- 110
- 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