3 minutes agoWhy do earthquakes occur in Albania?
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Sismologist Ervin Kasaj, after the earth quakes the day before, analyses that a major earthquake has not yet been experienced in Albania, as the last of these dimensions occurred on April 15, 1979, in Shkodra. Kasa says in an analysis that on a global scale, Albania takes 43rd place in earthquake risk. [...]
Kasa says in an analysis that on a global scale, Albania takes 43rd place in earthquake risk.
On a global map of danger, Albania is located in the red zone, classifying it among countries with higher risk from earthquakes. From evidence to this day, results from the 2nd century BC to our day, Albania has been hit by 55 strong earthquakes with intensity to eight.
According to Sismologist Kasaj, experts have prepared seismic maps, recounting the most dangerous areas of earthquakes, and showing construction experts that constructive measures must be taken to cope with these natural phenomena.
Albania is part of the Alpine-Mediterranean generation. The most endangered areas are, first of all, the coast area, the second area that poses danger is Leskovik. - Korca-Pogradec and Lushnje-Elbasan-Pepipi.
According to estimates, by the probability of 75%, Albania is affected annually by an earthquake of magnitudes not higher than 4.7, once in 50 years by a magnitude earthquake of no larger 6.1 and once 100 years by a magnitude earthquake no higher than 6.4.
Among the areas most exposed by earthquakes is the Lezha-Ulcin coast. A lot of people in Albania have not experienced a major earthquake, as the last of these dimensions occurred on April 15, 1979 in Shkodra, says Sismologist Kasa. /Tch/
