Kosovo earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km W of Dragash, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km W of Dragash, Kosovo on Tue, Nov 18, 2003, 6:17 PM GMT+1 (17:17 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 10 km SSW of Klos, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-18 17:17:31 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.017° N, 20.572° 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 usp000cdb5. 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.

Station coverage gap
297°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km ENE of Krujë, Albania · 8352 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.84 km SSE of Krujë, Albania · 8352 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.04 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8349 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.19 km E of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.77 km ESE of Kosel, North Macedonia · 8348 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.84 km NNE of Burrel, Albania · 8342 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.512 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8338 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.12 km SE of ?air, North Macedonia · 8337 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.611 km E of Krujë, Albania · 8336 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.410 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8336 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.32 km NW of Tirana, Albania · 8336 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.74 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8336 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8336 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8329 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8328 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.10 km S of Marino, North Macedonia · 8324 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.910 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8323 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8313 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.88 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8310 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8310 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 8307 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.37 km W of Klos, Albania · 8305 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8297 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.111 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.710 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.616 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.612 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.512 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8294 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.412 km NNE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8354 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.51 km WSW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8355 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.716 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8357 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.08 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8360 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.011 km W of Negotino, North Macedonia · 8367 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.49 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8368 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.49 km WSW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8378 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.17 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8382 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.01 km NNE of Mislesevo, North Macedonia · 8382 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdb5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.