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Albania earthquakes in 1971

2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Albania in 1971. The largest: M5.0 15 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania, May 5, 1971.

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

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Where every quake of 1971 was located in Albania. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1971

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19710
February 19710
March 19710
April 197115.020 km NNW of Peshkopi, Albania
May 197115.015 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania
June 19710
July 19710
August 19710
September 19710
October 19710
November 19710
December 19710

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.

Nearby

Albania nowWorldwide in 1971

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.