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USGS us60005lrf

21 Sept 2019, 15:04

3 km WSW of Shijak, Albania

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km WSW of Shijak, Albania?

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41.337500, 19.530300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us60005lrf
Coordinates
41.3375, 19.5303
Network
us
Significance
924