May 13, 1895 Earthquake: Himara, Albania
An earthquake struck Himara, Albania on May 13, 1895 at 22:00 UTC.
Map
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
- May 13, 1895
- Time
- 22:00 UTC
- Place
- Himara, Albania
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.100° N, 19.400° E
- Country
- Albania
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
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.
Reference #1055 lists earthquake on May 13 or 14, 1895, 22:42 UTC, in Paramythia, Dragani, Albania, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts.
Reference #1109 lists earthquake on May 13, 1895, 23h local time, intensity X in Himara, Albania.
Reference #1093 lists earthquake on May 13, 1895, in Paramythia, Dragani, and Philiatos, many deaths.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 12, 1851, Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, Albania
- October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania
- 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
- March 2, 1866, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore, Albania
- January 2, 1866, Narta, Vlore, Kanina, Albania
- January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, Greece
- March 23, 1783, Lefkada, Greece
- November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, Albania
- November 11, 1704, Greece
- August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, Albania
- November 21, 1930, Vlore, Himare, Kuc, Albania
- December 2, 1930, Vlore, Tepelene, 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 2468.