M3.2 earthquake 16 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 6:48 AM GMT+1 (05:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km NW of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-07 05:48:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.401° N, 20.108° E
- Region
- Kosovo
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.913 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.017 km NW of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro · 16359 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001guq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.