A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Durres in Albania on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/11/19 / 2019-11-26 04:58:13 / November 26, 2019 @ 4:58 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 19.4397° East, 41.4845° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006pae. Id of event: us60006pae. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:58:13 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Albania (c. 2 987 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Debar, Fier-Çifçi, Kuçovë. The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Tirana (c. 374 800 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Durrës (c. 122 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Elbasan (c. 100 900 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Shkodër (c. 88 200 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Fier-Çifçi (c. 61 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Fier (c. 56 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-six, in the last 10 days fourty-seven, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 17 km N of Durres, Albania.
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