Kosovo earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26 km SW of Junik, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Junik, Kosovo on Sat, May 3, 1986, 7:40 PM GMT+2 (17:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 27 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-05-03 17:40:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.322° N, 20.035° E
Region
Kosovo
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.827 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.728 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.628 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14761 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.819 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.621 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14759 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.725 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14759 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.88 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.027 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14758 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.728 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14754 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.525 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.418 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.423 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14744 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.35 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.028 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.68 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.33 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.38 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.213 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.212 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.24 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.828 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14733 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.626 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14730 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.322 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 14729 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.728 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14724 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.65 km WNW of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.317 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 14712 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.618 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 14712 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.623 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14705 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.619 km S of Kukës, Albania · 14705 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.727 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.426 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.327 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.528 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.67 km NNW of Kukës, Albania · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.327 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.025 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.026 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.127 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tg5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.