Kosovo earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Prizren, Kosovo

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Prizren, Kosovo on Wed, Aug 27, 2003, 1:53 PM GMT+2 (11:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km E of Koplik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-27 11:53:37 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.174° N, 20.671° 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 usp000c621. 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
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8436 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.210 km E of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8427 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8412 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.84 km N of Klos, Albania · 8406 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.36 km N of Klos, Albania · 8405 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.66 km ESE of Forino, North Macedonia · 8400 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.013 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8394 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.44 km N of Klos, Albania · 8390 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.516 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8389 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.012 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8387 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.611 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8387 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.510 km NW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8387 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.16 km WNW of Vrap?ište, North Macedonia · 8385 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.69 km SSW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8384 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.17 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8383 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.49 km WSW of Peshkopi, Albania · 8379 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.78 km E of Kukës, Albania · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.512 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.01 km S of Dolna Banjica, North Macedonia · 8443 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.26 km NNE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8443 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.018 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8445 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.014 km S of Dragash, Kosovo · 8449 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.62 km NE of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, Albania · 8463 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.05 km WNW of Srbinovo, North Macedonia · 8464 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 8464 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c621. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.