M6.1 earthquake near Korçë, Korçë County

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Nestório, Greece on 22 Dec 1919, 23:41 UTC at a depth of 10 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 48 km away in Korçë County, Albania.