This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Albania.
Date | Location | Mag. | Depth | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Notes | Ref | ||
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2024-01-13 | Lushnjë, Fier County | 4.4 Mw | 10.0 | VI | 1 | [1] | ||||
2022-01-14 | Fushë-Arrëz, Shkoder | 4.3 Mw | 10.0 | VI | Minor damage | [2][3] | ||||
2021-10-29 | Bulqizë, Dibër | 4.7 Mw | 10.0 | VI | 16 houses damaged | [4][5][6] | ||||
2019-11-26 | Mamurras, Durrës | 6.4 Mw | 20.0 | VIII | 51 | 3,000+ | Widespread damage | |||
2019-09-21 | Shijak, Durrës | 5.6 Mw | 10.0 | VII | 108 | [7] | ||||
2019-06-01 | Korçë | 5.2 Mw | 10.0 | V | 5 | More than 100 houses damaged | [8][9] | |||
2018-08-11 | Dibër | 5.1 Mw | 10.0 | V | 67 homes were damaged | [10] | ||||
2007-04-16 | Elbasan | 4.5 Mw | 13.7 | V | Minor damage | [11] | ||||
2006-06-13 | Gjirokaster | 4.5 Mw | 10.0 | V | 1 | Minor damage | [12] | |||
1988-01-09 | Tirana | 5.9 Mw | 24.0 | VII | Some | 188 buildings were damaged | [13] | |||
1985-11-21 | Lezhe | 5.5 Mw | 24.6 | VI | Minor damage | [14] | ||||
1982-11-16 | Fier | 5.6 Mw | 21.0 | VIII | 1 | 12 | Extensive damage | [15] | ||
1979-04-15 | Bar, Lezhë, Shkodër | 6.9 Mw | 10.0 | X | 136 | 1,000+ | 35 fatalities in Albania | [16][17] | ||
1967-11-30 | Dibër | 6.7 Mw | 20.0 | X | 18 | [18][19] | ||||
1962-03-18 | Fier | 6.1 Mw | 26.4 | VII | 5 | 77 | 1,000 houses collapsed. | [20] | ||
1960-05-26 | Korce | 6.2 Mw | 20.0 | VII | 7 | 127 | [21] | |||
1959-09-01 | Fier | 6.2 Mw | 20.0 | X | 2 | [22] | ||||
1948-08-27 | Shkodër | 5.5 Mw | VIII | 1 | 27 | Serious damage reported in Trush. | ||||
1942-08-27 | Diber | 6.0 | 33.0 | 43 | 110 | [23] | ||||
1930-12-02 | Vlore | 5.0 | 4.0 | IX | 25 | [24] | ||||
1930-11-21 | Vlore | 6.0 Mw | 35.0 | IX | 35 | 108 | 980 Homes were destroyed | [25][26] | ||
1920-11-26 | Gjirokastër, Tepelenë | 6.2 Mw | 25.0 | XI | 200 | Severe damaged | [27] | |||
1919-12-22 | Leskovik, Konicë | 6.1 | VIII | Many houses collapsed | ||||||
1911-02-18 | Korçë, Lake Ohrid | 6.7 | IX | Many | Serious damage in the region around Lake Ohrid | [28] | ||||
1905-06-01 | Shkodër | 6.6 | IX | 200 | 500 | Major damaged | [28] | |||
1893-06-14 | Himara | IX | All buildings destroyed | [28] | ||||||
1855 July - August | Shkodër County | VIII | Destruction of Bushat, Juban, Kozmac and Vau Dejes villages | [28] | ||||||
1851-10-17 | Berat | IX | 400 | 400 soldiers were buried under the partially collapsed town fortress | [28] | |||||
1851-10-12 | Vlorë | IX | 200 | [28] | ||||||
1743-02-20 | Salento | 7.1 Mw | X | 180–300 | Destructive tsunami affecting Albanian coastline. | |||||
1273-07-14 | Durrës | Many | [29] | |||||||
1267 July | Durrës | The earthquake lasted for quite some time until nothing was left standing | [30] | |||||||
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