M5.5 earthquake 14 km NNE of Konispol, Albania
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Konispol, Albania on Wed, Mar 14, 1917, 7:13 PM GMT+1 (18:13 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 17 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1917-03-14 18:13:32 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.784° N, 20.229° E
- Region
- Albania
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem913429. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.