Kosovo earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo on Sat, Jul 5, 2003, 8:46 PM GMT+2 (18:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km S of Dragash, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-05 18:46:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.891° N, 20.556° 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 usp000c1r2. 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
165°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.69 km S of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8486 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.59 km SW of Librazhd-Qendër, Albania · 8473 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.88 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8472 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.19 km WNW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8472 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.816 km ENE of Shkodër, Albania · 8469 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.915 km ENE of Krrabë, Albania · 8469 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8468 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 8465 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.05 km WNW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8465 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, Albania · 8464 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.62 km NE of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8456 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.014 km S of Dragash, Kosovo · 8450 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.018 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8446 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.26 km NNE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8444 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.01 km S of Dolna Banjica, North Macedonia · 8444 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.512 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8442 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.78 km E of Kukës, Albania · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.87 km SW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.214 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8437 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 3.33 km N of Fushë-Krujë, Albania · 8496 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.66 km ESE of Shijak, Albania · 8499 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.61 km ESE of Ferizaj, Kosovo · 8505 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1r2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC.