Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Rocks Buildings in Albania, 340 Aftershocks Followed

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and an aftershock only slightly weaker shook the Albanian port town of Durres on Saturday, rocking buildings there and in the capital Tirana and sending residents rushing out into the streets.

Destroyed cars stand next to a damaged building after an earthquake in Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 21, 2019. Florion Goga/Reuters

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 shook the Albanian port town of Durres on Saturday, Sept. 21, rocking buildings there and in the capital Tirana and sending residents rushing into the streets and parks for safety.

Albania’s Institute of Geosciences, Energy, Water and Environment said more than 340 aftershocks have followed.