Destruction and panic as quake hits Albania – in pictures
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Albania early on Tuesday, killing four people and sparking panic in the capital, Tirana, and other cities. The epicentre of the quake, the strongest in the region in decades, was about 20 miles north-west of Tirana, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
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The location of the magnitude 6.4 earthquake, which struck at 3:54am local time at a depth of 20km, about 30km from Albania’s capital city of Tirana
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People look at a damaged building in Durres, western Albania
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A damaged hotel in Durres
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Residents gather outdoors in Tirana
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The earthquake sparked panic in Tirana
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Emergency personnel in Thumane. The same region of Albania was hit by a 5.6-magnitude quake in September, described by authorities as the strongest earthquake of the last 20-30 years
Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters
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A damaged building in Thumane. The Balkans is prone to seismic activity and earthquakes are frequent
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Emergency workers assist an injured woman in Thumane
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Damage in Durres. A three-storey hotel collapsed and another building in the city centre was badly damaged
Photograph: Hektor Pustina/AP
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Emergency personnel in Thumane. The health minister, Ogerta Manasterliu, said about 50 people with light injuries were being treated in hospital in the capital
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Damage in Thumane. Some reports said 150 people were being treated for light injuries
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Emergency personnel in Thumane. The quake was felt across the Balkans, from Sarajevo to Bosnia and even in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, almost 370 miles away, according to reports in local media and on social networks
Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters
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Emergency personnel in Thumane. The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks, including one of magnitude 5.3, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters
