M3.6 earthquake 2 km E of Gjilan, Kosovo
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Gjilan, Kosovo on Sun, Aug 18, 2002, 10:33 AM GMT+2 (08:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-18 08:33:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.462° N, 21.502° 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.
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.53 km SW of Glogovac, Kosovo · 8806 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.74 km SSE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.79 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.110 km SSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8781 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.12 km ESE of Junik, Kosovo · 8765 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba4c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.