Kosovo earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 25 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo on Tue, May 6, 1986, 7:10 PM GMT+2 (17:10 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-06 17:10:01 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.369° N, 20.006° E
Region
Kosovo
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 14756 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.027 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.728 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.525 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14745 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.418 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro · 14744 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.423 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14743 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.35 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14740 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.028 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.68 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.33 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.38 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14733 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.213 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.212 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.24 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.828 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14731 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.626 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.322 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 14727 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.728 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14722 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.65 km WNW of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.05 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.317 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 14710 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.618 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 14710 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.623 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14704 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.619 km S of Kukës, Albania · 14703 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.628 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.621 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14757 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.819 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14758 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14759 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14759 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.628 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.728 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.827 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14760 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.825 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.626 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.727 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14760 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.426 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14761 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.327 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14761 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.528 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14761 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tk7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.