Kosovo earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 2 km S of Gjilan, Kosovo

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 2 km S of Gjilan, Kosovo on Wed, Apr 24, 2002, 12:51 PM GMT+2 (10:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time
UTC
2002-04-24 10:51:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.436° N, 21.466° E
Region
Kosovo
Strongest shaking
VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
27.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
2.8 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Nodal plane 1
Strike 250°, dip 45°, rake -78°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 54°, dip 46°, rake -101°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
522

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.67 km ESE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.35 km ESE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.12 km NE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.72 km ENE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.58 km W of Rajince, Serbia · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.110 km W of Rajince, Serbia · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.83 km SW of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.34 km ENE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.18 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.77 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8916 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.05 km SE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8916 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.95 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.06 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.310 km SSW of Vranje, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.612 km N of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.06 km SSE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.811 km WSW of Vranje, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.96 km NW of Rajince, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.89 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.711 km N of Vranje, Serbia · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 3.47 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.87 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.74 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 4.21 km NE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.08 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 3.74 km ESE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.78 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 3.14 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.84 km ESE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.77 km N of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.01 km WNW of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.36 km E of Partesh, Kosovo · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.28 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.77 km ENE of Lipljan, Kosovo · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.47 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.67 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8905 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 3.58 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.610 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.66 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8895 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.79 km W of Rajince, Serbia · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 3.47 km NW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 3.310 km W of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.33 km W of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 3.78 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 3.41 km WNW of Novo Brdo, Kosovo · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 3.12 km ENE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 3.24 km NNW of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.811 km ENE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8929 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b324 (also filed as choy20020424105150, gcmtb042402c, gcmt20020424105150, atlas20020424105150, iscgem3021752). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.