December 2, 1930 Earthquake: Vlore, Tepelene, Albania

Date

December 2, 1930

Time

13:29:00 UTC

Place

Vlore, Tepelene, Albania

Magnitude

5

Focal depth

4 km (2 mi)

Intensity

9 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.300° N, 19.600° E

Country

Albania

Deaths

25

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 · 24 km
• October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania400 deaths · 24 km
• November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, AlbaniaM6.2 · 200 deaths · 36 km
• February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece120 deaths · 69 km
• January 28, 1931, Korce, AlbaniaM5.8 · 90 deaths · 107 km
• May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), GreeceM6.3 · 80 deaths · 150 houses destroyed · 118 km
• January 2, 1866, Narta, Vlore, Kanina, AlbaniaM6.6 · 60 deaths · 14 km
• March 2, 1866, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore, Albania60 deaths · 12 houses destroyed · 25 km
• January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 189 km
• November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, AlbaniaM6.4 · 51 deaths · $1.1 billion · 11,000 houses destroyed · 136 km
• August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, AlbaniaM6 · 43 deaths · 170 km
• November 11, 1704, GreeceM6.2 · 43 deaths · 188 km
• November 21, 1930, Vlore, Himare, Kuc, AlbaniaM6 · 35 deaths · 980 houses destroyed · 24 km
• November 30, 1967, AlbaniaM6.5 · 18 deaths · $20 million · 153 km
• March 18, 1962, AlbaniaM6 · 15 deaths · 67 km

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