Kosovo earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 14 km SW of Dragash, Kosovo

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Dragash, Kosovo on Sun, May 25, 2003, 2:45 AM GMT+2 (00:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-25 00:45:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.945° N, 20.516° E
Region
Kosovo
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000by2v. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
21

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km ESE of Ferizaj, Kosovo · 8504 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.33 km N of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8495 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.617 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.69 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8485 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.59 km SW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8472 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.313 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 8536 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.38 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8536 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.315 km NW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8537 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.36 km N of Krujë, Albania · 8551 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.34 km NNW of Krujë, Albania · 8552 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.55 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8552 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.310 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8556 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.44 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8559 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.610 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8560 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.83 km NNW of Bulqizë, Albania · 8560 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000by2v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.