M6.6 earthquake near Korçë, Korçë County

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Bilisht, Albania on 18 Feb 1911, 21:35 UTC at a depth of 15 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 19 km away in Korçë County, Albania.