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4.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Albania

TIRANA, Aug. 30 /ATA/ – A moderate earthquake was recorded shortly after midnight on Sunday near the southern coastal town of Himarë, Albanian Riviera.

According to Albania’s Institute of Geosciences, the tremor occurred at approximately 00:35 local time and measured 4.4 on the Richter scale.

The earthquake’s epicentre was located about 6 kilometres from Himarë, at a depth of 5 kilometres.

No injuries or material damage have been reported

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