M5.1 earthquake near Rrashbull, Durrës County

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Shijak, Albania on 26 Nov 2019, 02:59 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rrashbull, about 11 km away in Durrës County, Albania.