About 53 powerful earthquakes have hit Albania over history, the strongest

Unfortunately, Albania is located in a seismic area where earthquake quakes are not a successive phenomenon, but at the same time we cannot even predict the country and the time. Back in time, however, some 53 powerful earthquakes that have hit the country are being counted from 58 BC to this day.

According to historical data year with the highest number of strong earthquakes, with consequences, there were recorded in 1967, about 2 earthquakes. The database of strong earthquakes is a global list of over 5,700 earthquakes from 2150 BC to this day.

A significant earthquake is classified as the one that meets at least one of the following criteria: causes death, causes material damage (approximately $1 million or more), magnitude 7.5, or larger, intensity X or greater, or earthquake generating Tsunami.

Because of the availability of data, reporting and evidence, data for the past few years is expected to be more complete than the long historical record.

Worldwide, 20 natural disasters caused by earthquakes were estimated during 2018. Earthquake events occur worldwide every day. U.S. Geological Survey. A. (USGS) traces and reports global earthquakes, with (approximate) real-time updates that you can find here.

However, earthquakes most frequently occurring are often too small to cause significant damage (such as human life or economic terms).

Beyond the social consequences, these inevitable natural phenomena have great impact on the country's economy. Albania, over the years, has had to pay a high bill because of the damage that disasters have caused, such as earthquakes, floods and fires, etc. A study conducted by the European Centre for Security Affairs shows that economic losses caused by these disasters between 1974-2006, on average, were estimated at $8.5 billion a year, writes Lapsy.al, broadcast Klan Kosova.