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Albania earthquakes in 1973

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Albania in 1973. The largest: M5.0 Greece-Albania border region, Nov 4, 1973.

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

19721974

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Where every quake of 1973 was located in Albania. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1973

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19730
February 197314.62 km NNE of Delvinë, Albania
March 19730
April 197314.79 km W of Klos, Albania
May 19730
June 19730
July 19730
August 197314.618 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania
September 197314.612 km N of Bilisht, Albania
October 19730
November 197315.0Greece-Albania border region
December 19730

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 1973

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.