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Earthquake epicenter 30 km North of Durrës

TIRANA, September 21/ATA/ The Ministry of Defense provided official information on the strong earthquake that struck the country today.

While referring to the Institute of Water and Environmental Energy, the Ministry of Defense stated that the earthquake measured 5.8 on the Richter scale and had an intensity of over 7.5 degrees.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the epicenter of the earthquake was 30km north of Durres on the coast near the Cape of Rodon. According to the MoD, this is the strongest earthquake in the last 20-30 years./p.s./

 

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