Several earthquakes shake Albania; some homes damaged; 5 injured

Seven earthquakes within a span of just two hours, the first with a magnitude of 5.3, shook south-eastern Albania on Saturday, injuring five people and causing damage to five houses, the Defence Ministry and local media reported. Five people were hurt when a house collapsed, one local media outlet reported, while Albanian authorities said they were monitoring the situation after the quake and aftershocks.

This is the 7th felt #earthquake in Albania in the last 4 hours https://t.co/wPtMW5ND1t

— EMSC (@LastQuake) June 1, 2019

"No extraordinary situation has been reported in any district of the country," Albania's Defence Ministry said.

The first earthquake had its epicentre 15 kms southeast of the town of Korce at a depth of 14 kms and was followed by another seven minutes later at a depth of 18 kms in an area bordering Greece and North Macedonia.

A resident on Twitter shared picture of damage reportedly caused due to the earthquake.

4 heridos tras el sismo de magnitud 5.0 en korcë albania , reportan daños en algunas casas.@chematierra. @LastQuake @worlds_weather @MeteoSeba pic.twitter.com/V2ANVvw3BY

— Juan (@Juan04446063) June 1, 2019

Lower intensity tremors continued in Korce and the southern area of Gjirokaster, on the border with northern Greece.