November 26, 1920 Earthquake: Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, Albania
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, Albania on November 26, 1920 at 08:51:07 UTC, 25 km below the surface. It killed 200 people.
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
- November 26, 1920
- Time
- 08:51:07 UTC
- Place
- Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, Albania
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.200° N, 20.000° E
- Country
- Albania
The toll
- Deaths
- 200
- 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.
1920, November 26 0851 UTC. 40.5 N, 20 E, magnitude 6, intensity X-XI. (reference #1004)
1920, November 26, 0851 UTC. Tepelene, intensity XI. Great catastrophe in the region of Viose. The city Tepelene destroyed. More than 200 dead. 1500 inhabitants remain without roof. Otherwise the jolt of the shock of a long duration (reference #1109)
1920, Nov. 26. Magnitude 6. Tepelene, Albania. 600 deaths. (reference #1173)
1920, November 26. Tepelene was destroyed, 200 deaths, 15000 people without homes. (reference #1093)
1920, November 20 08:51:07.11 UTC. 40.269 N, 20.047 E, depth 15 km, magnitude 6.18 Mw. (reference #10476)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 12, 1851, Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, Albania
- October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania
- February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece
- January 28, 1931, Korce, Albania
- May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), Greece
- January 2, 1866, Narta, Vlore, Kanina, Albania
- March 2, 1866, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore, 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
- April 20, 1954, Greece
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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 3163.