TIRANA (Albania), November 26 (SeeNews) – At least seven people have been found dead and several hundred have been injured after an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck Albania in the early hours on Tuesday, defence minister Olta Xhacka said.
The epicenter was 10 kilometers northwest of the town of Shijak in central Albania, between the port city of Durres and the capital Tirana, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, Xhacka said in a video file posted on Facebook by the prime minister office.
Several aftershocks were registered in central Albania leaving many damaged buildings, the minister said.
Tuesday's quake was the second to hit the country in two months and was felt along the Adriatic coast.