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Albania earthquakes in 1940

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Albania in 1940. The largest: M5.6 13 km SW of Memaliaj, Albania, Feb 23, 1940.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19391941

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Where every quake of 1940 was located in Albania. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1940

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19400
February 194015.613 km SW of Memaliaj, Albania
March 19400
April 19400
May 19400
June 19400
July 19400
August 19400
September 19400
October 19400
November 19400
December 19400

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Albania nowWorldwide in 1940

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.