
At about 11:05, Tirana was struck by a strong earthquake. People scared away from the buildings and headed for the streets to feel safer.
According to the Institute of Geosciences, Energy, Water and Environment, the earthquake begins at 9:01, with an epicenter in Gulf of Lalze, 18 km northeast of Durres.
With an epicenter of 20 km below ground, the earthquake was measured in advance with magnitude 5 of the Richter scale.

The quake was felt in several cities of Albania as well as in Kosovo.
Different platelets report different magnitudes, depths, and different epicentres. This news remains in the update.