A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Bulqize in Albania. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 7.95 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 20.2864° East, 41.3751° North, depth 7.95 km. Id of earthquake: us2000415t. Event ids that are associated: us2000415t. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/11/15 / 2015-11-01 06:26:18 / November 1, 2015 @ 6:26 am UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:26:18 / 7:26 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Albania (c. 2 987 000 pop), Macedonia (c. 2 062 000 pop), Kosovo (c. 1 800 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Prizren, , Shkodër (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 39 km (24 miles) from Tirana (c. 374 800 pop), 101 km (62 miles) from Prizren (c. 171 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Durrës (c. 122 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Elbasan (c. 100 900 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Shkodër (c. 88 200 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Bitola (c. 86 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Tetovo (c. 72 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 14 km SSE of Bulqize, Albania.
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