M5.6 earthquake near Rrashbull, Durrës County

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Shijak, Albania on 21 Sept 2019, 14:04 UTC at a depth of 20 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 2 km away in Durrës County, Albania.