M3.0 earthquake 3 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo on Sun, Aug 18, 2002, 1:13 AM GMT+2 (23:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km E of Gjilan, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-17 23:13:10 UTC
- Depth
- 2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.379° N, 21.470° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.62 km E of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8802 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.53 km SW of Glogovac, Kosovo · 8796 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.74 km SSE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.79 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8779 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.110 km SSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.12 km ESE of Junik, Kosovo · 8756 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayKosovo earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba3q. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.