November 21, 1930 Earthquake: Vlore, Himare, Kuc, Albania
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Vlore, Himare, Kuc, Albania on November 21, 1930 at 02:00:25 UTC, 12 km below the surface. It killed 35 people.
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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
- November 21, 1930
- Time
- 02:00:25 UTC
- Place
- Vlore, Himare, Kuc, Albania
- Magnitude
- 6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.500° N, 19.500° E
- Country
- Albania
The toll
- Deaths
- 35
- Injuries
- 108
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 980
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 #1004 lists earthquake on Nov 21, 1930, at 02:00:30 UTC, 40 N, 19.5 E, magnitude 6.3, intensity IX - XI.
Reference #130 lists earthquake on Nov 21, 1930, at 02:00:25 UTC, 40.5 N, 19.5 E, magnitude 6.
Reference #1109 lists intensity XI and 35 deaths, 108 injured, 980 houses destroyed.
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
- April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece
- June 1, 1905, Shkoder, Albania
- 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
- November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, Albania
- August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, Albania
- December 2, 1930, Vlore, Tepelene, Albania
- November 30, 1967, Albania
- March 18, 1962, 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 3430.