M6.2 earthquake near Korçë, Korçë County

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Maliq, Albania on 26 May 1960, 05:10 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Korçë, about 13 km away in Korçë County, Albania.