2 minutes agoAfter midnight, Albania is hit three times by earthquakes
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Anxiety is continuing in Albania even at midnight after another three earthquakes have hit, bringing the number of earthquakes to nine in the last 24 hours. The Mediterranean seismological Centre has announced three other earthquakes that hit Albania within an hour. The first after midnight was 2:18 p.m., [...]
The Mediterranean seismological Centre has announced three other earthquakes that hit Albania within an hour.
The first after midnight was 2:18, with magnitude 2.7 St.
The second after midnight was registered 10 minutes later, at 2:28 p.m., with a magnitude of 4.4 degrees. The focus of this powerful earthquake was 29km west of Tirana.
The third quake was recorded at 2:49 a.m., while the quakes stood at 3.5 St.
Albanian authorities have called for residents of areas where there are warnings of continuing seismic quakes to stay outside houses and palaces, as seven palaces in Tirana and Durres have so far been damaged.
According to the Health Ministry, at least 105 are reportedly injured.
