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USGS iscgem882795

1 Sept 1959, 12:37

9 km E of Lushnjë, Albania

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km E of Lushnjë, Albania?

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40.935000, 19.820000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem882795
Coordinates
40.935, 19.82
Network
iscgem
Significance
584