March 18, 1962 Earthquake: Albania

Date

March 18, 1962

Time

15:30:00 UTC

Place

Albania

Magnitude

6

Focal depth

33 km (21 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.900° N, 19.500° E

Country

Albania

Deaths

15

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 · 48 km
• October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania400 deaths · 48 km
• November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, AlbaniaM6.2 · 200 deaths · 89 km
• April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NWM6.9 · 131 deaths · $2.7 billion · 135 km
• June 1, 1905, Shkoder, AlbaniaM6.6 · 120 deaths · $23.8 million · 134 km
• February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece120 deaths · 136 km
• January 28, 1931, Korce, AlbaniaM5.8 · 90 deaths · 114 km
• May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), GreeceM6.3 · 80 deaths · 150 houses destroyed · 177 km
• January 2, 1866, Narta, Vlore, Kanina, AlbaniaM6.6 · 60 deaths · 56 km
• March 2, 1866, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore, Albania60 deaths · 12 houses destroyed · 69 km
• November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, AlbaniaM6.4 · 51 deaths · $1.1 billion · 11,000 houses destroyed · 69 km
• August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, AlbaniaM6 · 43 deaths · 116 km
• November 21, 1930, Vlore, Himare, Kuc, AlbaniaM6 · 35 deaths · 980 houses destroyed · 44 km
• December 2, 1930, Vlore, Tepelene, AlbaniaM5 · 25 deaths · 67 km
• November 30, 1967, AlbaniaM6.5 · 18 deaths · $20 million · 107 km

Significant earthquakes of 1962The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1962Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history

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 4259.