2019 Albania earthquake

2019 Albania earthquake
A partially collapsed apartment in Durrës.
2019 Albania earthquake is located in Albania
2019 Albania earthquake
Durrës
Durrës
Kodër-Thumanë
Kodër-Thumanë
Kurbin
Kurbin
Lezhë
Lezhë
Tirana
Tirana
Laç
Laç
UTC time2019-11-26 02:54:12
ISC event616919407
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date26 November 2019 (2019-11-26)
Local time03:54:12 CET (UTC+1)
Magnitude6.4 Mw
Depth20.0 km (12.4 mi)
Epicentre41°30′50″N 19°31′34″E / 41.514°N 19.526°E / 41.514; 19.526
FaultShijak Fault[1]
TypeThrust
Areas affectedMamurras, Durrës, Kodër-Thumanë
Total damage
  • 14,000+ buildings damaged/destroyed[2]
  • €844 million in damages[3]
  • €1.07 billion (estimated reconstruction cost)[3]
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)
Peak acceleration0.5062 g[4]
Peak velocity43.01 cm/s[5]
ForeshocksMw 5.6, 21 September 2019[1]
Aftershocks
  • 1,300 (by 1 December 2019)
  • Five Mw  ≥ 5.0 (by 27 January 2020)
  • Forty-five Mw  4–4.9
(by 27 January 2020)
Casualties
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Northwestern Albania was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicentre 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west-southwest of Mamurras, at 03:54 CET (UTC+1) on 26 November 2019.[8][9] The earthquake lasted at least 50 seconds and was felt in Albania's capital Tirana, and in places as far away as Bari, Taranto and Belgrade,[10] 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the epicentre. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. A total of 51 people were killed in the earthquake, with about 3,000 injured.[6][7] It was the second earthquake to strike the region within three months.[11][12] It was the strongest earthquake to hit Albania in more than 40 years, its deadliest earthquake in 99 years[13][9][14] and the world's deadliest earthquake in 2019.

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