Kosovo earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo on Wed, May 8, 2002, 3:58 PM GMT+2 (13:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km W of Rajince, Serbia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-05-08 13:58:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.332° N, 21.524° E
Region
Kosovo
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8895 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.79 km W of Rajince, Serbia · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.49 km WSW of Vrutok, North Macedonia · 8889 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.47 km NW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.310 km W of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.33 km W of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.78 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.41 km WNW of Novo Brdo, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.12 km ENE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.24 km NNW of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.814 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8856 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.47 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8856 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.812 km NNW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8849 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.79 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8847 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.58 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.67 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.47 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.77 km ENE of Lipljan, Kosovo · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.28 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.36 km E of Partesh, Kosovo · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.01 km WNW of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.77 km N of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.84 km ESE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.14 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.78 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.74 km ESE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.08 km E of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.21 km NE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.74 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.87 km WNW of Rajince, Serbia · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.47 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.711 km N of Vranje, Serbia · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.89 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.96 km NW of Rajince, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3ym. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.