February 9, 1967 Earthquake: Gjirokastev, Albania
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Gjirokastev, Albania on February 9, 1967 at 14:04:48 UTC, 33 km below the surface.
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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
- February 9, 1967
- Time
- 14:04:48 UTC
- Place
- Gjirokastev, Albania
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.000° N, 20.200° E
- Country
- Albania
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 77
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.
February 9, 1967, 14.08 UTC, 40 N, 20.2 E, magnitude 5.6 mb, 5.6 MS, depth 3 km, Albanian-Greek border region; 77 houses destroyed, 66 seriously damaged; considerable damage at Gjirokastev (Albania); intensity VI-VII in Greece at Ktisma and S. Marina (Ioannina); macroseismic area: 60,000 km2. (reference #1039)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 12, 1851, Vlore (Valona),berat, Turkey, Albania
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), Greece
- October 17, 1851, Berat, Albania
- July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, Greece
- February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, Greece
- November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, 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
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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 4418.