Kosovo earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km ENE of Lipljan, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Lipljan, Kosovo on Sat, May 4, 2002, 11:56 PM GMT+2 (21:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 14 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-04 21:56:37 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.553° N, 21.201° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.47 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.67 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.58 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.610 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.613 km E of Plav, Montenegro · 8914 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.66 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.79 km W of Rajince, Serbia · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.49 km WSW of Vrutok, North Macedonia · 8900 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.47 km NW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8879 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.310 km W of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8879 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.33 km W of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8878 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.78 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8878 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.41 km WNW of Novo Brdo, Kosovo · 8878 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.12 km ENE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.24 km NNW of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.814 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8868 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.47 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.812 km NNW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8860 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.26 km N of Novi Pazar, Serbia · 8919 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.59 km S of Raška, Serbia · 8919 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.17 km NNE of Novi Pazar, Serbia · 8919 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.28 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.36 km E of Partesh, Kosovo · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.01 km WNW of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.77 km N of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.84 km ESE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8922 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.14 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8923 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.78 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.74 km ESE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.08 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.21 km NE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.74 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.87 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.47 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.711 km N of Vranje, Serbia · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.89 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.96 km NW of Rajince, Serbia · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.811 km WSW of Vranje, Serbia · 8927 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3r7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.