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5.6 magnitude quake hits Albania again

TIRANA, Nov 27 /ATA/ –By I. Vata/ – Another powerful earthquake 5.6 on Richter scale hit Albania again on Wednesday afternoon, with its tremors felt in several cities of the country, according to the Geosciences, Energy, Water and Environment Institute.

The quake was recorded at 3:45 pm. Its epicenter was in Adriatic Sea, north of Cape of Rodon.

The Ministry of Defence said that due to security reasons, the search and rescue operations in hardest-hit areas by a major earthquake that rocked the country yesterday morning were suspended for few minutes.

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