Earthquakes – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:27:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Two earthquakes recorded in Adriatic Sea and Ulqin, tremors felt in several cities across Albania  https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/07/24/two-earthquakes-recorded-in-adriatic-sea-and-ulqin-tremors-felt-in-several-cities-across-albania/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/07/24/two-earthquakes-recorded-in-adriatic-sea-and-ulqin-tremors-felt-in-several-cities-across-albania/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:19:40 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=240237 TIRANA, July 24 /ATA/ – An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at a depth of seven km in the Adriatic Sea, 35 km northwest of Albania’s port city of Durres just after midnight on Tuesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Meanwhile, Albania’s Geosciences Institute reported that another tremor measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit the country two hours later, at 02:42 am on Wednesday early morning.

According to data from the Geosciences Institute, the epicentre of the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 15 km in the coastal Montenegrin town of Ulqin, and some 17 km from the Albanian north-western town of Lezha.

The tremors were felt in several cities across Albania, namely Lezha, Shkodra, Kavaja and Tirana.

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