July 30, 1854 Earthquake: Delvine, Suli, Gzig, Albania
An earthquake struck Delvine, Suli, Gzig, Albania on July 30, 1854 at 02:30 UTC.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 30, 1854
- Time
- 02:30 UTC
- Place
- Delvine, Suli, Gzig, Albania
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.500° N, 20.500° E
- Country
- Albania
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
July 30, 1854, 01h30m, 39.5 N, 20.5 E, intensity X-XI. Disastrous shock in the region of Delvine (IX), Puli partly destroyed, casualties, intensity VI-VII at Gzig. (reference #1099)
July 30, 1854. New earthquake with Suli, which was more than half destroyed. The villages between Suli and Delvinon were also devastated. Many deaths. Perrey reports that the fortress of Suli suffered from the considerable damage and the ground was open in several place. Intensity X 1/2. (reference #1093)
July 30, 1854, 03h30m, Delvine, Gziq, intensity X. Earthquake caused destruction in the area of Delvine and Suli (Epire). Great damage at the two cities and victims. (reference #1109)
July 30, 1854, Turkey, Albania, Fortress of Suli, intensity I which corresponds to an earthquake of intensity sufficient to crack walls, break chimneys,
to shatter old buildings or to produce cracks in the ground. (reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, Greece
- October 12, 1851, Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, Albania
- September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, Greece
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), Greece
- October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania
- July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, Greece
- February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, Greece
- November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, Albania
- February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece
- January 28, 1931, Korce, Albania
- May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), Greece
- January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, Greece
- March 23, 1783, Lefkada, Greece
- January 2, 1866, Narta, Vlore, Kanina, Albania
- March 2, 1866, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore, Albania
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 1964.