M5.0 earthquake near Korçë, Korçë County

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Korçë, Albania on 1 Jun 2019, 07:00 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 Korçë, about 6 km away in Korçë County, Albania.