M4.5 earthquake 9 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Çorovodë, Albania on Wed, Nov 21, 1979, 3:20 AM GMT+1 (02:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-21 02:20:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.432° N, 20.157° E
- Region
- Albania
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.63 km SW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.319 km NW of Fier, Albania · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.611 km N of Krrabë, Albania · 17103 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 5.17 km NW of Néa Seléfkeia, Greece · 17125 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.33 km N of Roskovec, Albania · 17126 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.75 km WSW of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 17128 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.23 km ENE of Parapótamos, Greece · 17129 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.728 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 17133 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.012 km NNE of Kuçovë, Albania · 17133 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001440. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.