Kosovo earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 19 km SW of Junik, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Junik, Kosovo on Mon, May 5, 1986, 9:51 PM GMT+2 (19:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-05-05 19:51:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.334° N, 20.138° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.725 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14761 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.88 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 14760 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.027 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.728 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.525 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.418 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.423 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.35 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14743 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.028 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14739 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.68 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.33 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.38 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.213 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.212 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.828 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.626 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.322 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 14731 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.728 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14725 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.65 km WNW of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.317 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.618 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.623 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14707 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.619 km S of Kukës, Albania · 14706 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.628 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.728 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.827 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.825 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.626 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.727 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.426 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.327 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.528 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.67 km NNW of Kukës, Albania · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tjk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.