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Albania earthquakes in 1985

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Albania in 1985. The largest: M5.5 21 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania, Nov 21, 1985.

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

19841986

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Where every quake of 1985 was located in Albania. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1985

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198515.330 km W of Fier, Albania
February 198514.611 km ENE of Bulqizë, Albania
March 19850
April 198514.515 km ESE of Gramsh, Albania
May 19850
June 19850
July 19850
August 19850
September 19850
October 19850
November 198525.521 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania
December 19850

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 1985

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.