A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Mamurras in Albania on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us70006dkc. Event ids that are associated: us70006dkc. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 19.4124° East, 41.5454° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:52:39 / 4:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/11/19 / 2019-11-27 03:52:39 / November 27, 2019 @ 3:52 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kuçovë, Roskovec, Fier-Çifçi (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Albania (c. 2 987 000 pop). The epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Tirana (c. 374 800 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Durrës (c. 122 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Elbasan (c. 100 900 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Shkodër (c. 88 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Fier-Çifçi (c. 61 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Fier (c. 56 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-one, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 23 km W of Mamurras, Albania. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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