Kosovo earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km S of Ranilug, Kosovo on Thu, Jul 4, 2002, 12:48 AM GMT+2 (22:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km NE of Ranilug, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-07-03 22:48:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.410° N, 21.577° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km W of Žujince, Serbia · 8829 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.64 km NE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.03 km SE of Partesh, Kosovo · 8802 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.62 km E of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8802 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.53 km SW of Glogovac, Kosovo · 8796 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.74 km SSE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.812 km NNW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8849 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.47 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8856 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.814 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8856 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.24 km NNW of Lagja e Poshtme, Serbia · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.12 km ENE of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.41 km WNW of Novo Brdo, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.78 km SE of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.33 km W of Ranilug, Kosovo · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.310 km W of Gjilan, Kosovo · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.47 km NW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7ef. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.