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Earthquakes shake Albania
### September 22 2019 02:40 AM (UTC).

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##### At least 37 people were injured on Saturday when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Albania. The earthquake struck along Albania's central coast near the port city of Durres, according to the United States Geological Survey, about 35 kilometers west of the capital Tirana. A trauma hospital in Tirana reported 37 injuries, according to public broadcaster Albanian Radio and TV. Prime Minister Edi Rama canceled a trip to New York, CNN affiliate A2 reported, and he's expected to return home from Frankfurt. CNN's Arnaud Siad and Luis Moreno contributed to this report.

**Situation Update No. 1** on September 22 2019 03:17 AM (UTC)
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Albania on Saturday about 4 miles north of the city of Durres, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The temblor injured 68 people and damaged 46 buildings, Albanian Minister of Defense Olta Xhacka said. The quake struck around 4 p.m., followed by a weaker aftershock. It was the country's strongest earthquake in the past 30 years. Durres is on Albania's central coast. Local resident Franko Gjordeni, 21, said glassware and teacups fell from a TV stand and shattered in his apartment, Express reported. "Chaos is spreading on the streets and these are a few damages that happened in my home," Gjordeni tweeted. "I hate living in an apartment right now."

**Situation Update No. 2** on September 22 2019 11:58 AM (UTC)
Many Albanians in the capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres have not gone back home after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake injured 105 people and damaged hundreds of homes. Authorities say the Saturday afternoon quake was followed by more than 100 aftershocks. It also damaged about 600 homes and knocked out power and water facilities in Tirana, Durres and some other western and central districts. Many people fled their homes and were staying in temporary shelters as experts inspected damaged homes Sunday. Defense Minister Olta Xhacka, speaking at a Cabinet meeting Sunday that felt one of the aftershocks, said: "luckily oil wells were not damaged." Located along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, Albania is earthquake-prone and registers seismic activity every few days.

**Situation Update No. 3** on September 23 2019 05:03 AM (UTC)
Over 15 earthquakes have hit Albania in the last 48 hours, according to the Albanian Institute of GeoSciences, Energy, Water, and Environment (IGEWE) on Sunday. According to IGEWE official data, a 2.9 magnitude earthquake on Richter scale took place on Sunday at 0719 hrs (local time) with its epicenter located in the village of Gjokaj, 16.5 km from the capital Tirana.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_summary&edis_id=EQ-20190922-69694-ALB

Injured person(s)	105

# Background Info;
Increased earthquake activity reported in June 2019
https://www.caritas.eu/earthquakes-in-albania/
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