January 17, 1897 Earthquake: Albania

Date

January 17, 1897

Place

Albania

Intensity

9 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.000° N, 20.100° E

Country

Albania

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.

• October 12, 1851, Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, AlbaniaM6.6 · 2,000 deaths · 65 km
• August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), GreeceM7.2 · 476 deaths · $100 million · 30,439 houses destroyed · 198 km
• October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania400 deaths · 65 km
• July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, GreeceM6.7 · 303 deaths · 2,642 houses destroyed · 195 km
• February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 223 deaths · 3,200 houses destroyed · 198 km
• November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, AlbaniaM6.2 · 200 deaths · 24 km
• February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece120 deaths · 42 km
• January 28, 1931, Korce, AlbaniaM5.8 · 90 deaths · 89 km
• May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), GreeceM6.3 · 80 deaths · 150 houses destroyed · 65 km
• January 2, 1866, Narta, Vlore, Kanina, AlbaniaM6.6 · 60 deaths · 68 km
• March 2, 1866, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore, Albania60 deaths · 12 houses destroyed · 76 km
• January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 140 km
• March 23, 1783, Lefkada, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 155 km
• November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, AlbaniaM6.4 · 51 deaths · $1.1 billion · 11,000 houses destroyed · 175 km
• November 11, 1704, GreeceM6.2 · 43 deaths · 140 km

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