Kosovo earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 7 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo on Mon, May 6, 2002, 3:29 PM GMT+2 (13:29 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
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-05-06 13:29:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.350° N, 21.492° 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

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Depth from
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Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.58 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.610 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8908 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.66 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8900 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.79 km W of Rajince, Serbia · 8896 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.49 km WSW of Vrutok, North Macedonia · 8894 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.47 km NW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8873 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.310 km W of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8873 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.33 km W of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8872 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.78 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8872 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.41 km WNW of Novo Brdo, Kosovo · 8872 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.12 km ENE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8871 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.24 km NNW of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8869 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.814 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8861 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.47 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8861 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.812 km NNW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8854 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.79 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.47 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.77 km ENE of Lipljan, Kosovo · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.28 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.36 km E of Partesh, Kosovo · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.01 km WNW of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.77 km N of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.84 km ESE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8916 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.14 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.78 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.74 km ESE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.08 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8917 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.21 km NE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.74 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.87 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.47 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8919 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.711 km N of Vranje, Serbia · 8919 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.89 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.96 km NW of Rajince, Serbia · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.811 km WSW of Vranje, Serbia · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.06 km SSE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3v3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.