April 24, 2002 Earthquake: N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia on April 24, 2002 at 10:51:50 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 24, 2002
- Time
- 10:51:50 UTC
- Place
- N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.436° N, 21.466° E
- Country
- Serbia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 100
- Damage
- $350 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person killed and at least 60 injured in Kosovo. Power outages and broken gas lines occurred at Gnjilane. Minor damage in southern Serbia and the northern part of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macdeonia. Felt (VII) at Kumanovo and Skopje; (V) at Kocani, Stip, Tetovo and Veles; (III) at Bitola, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Ohrid, Prilep, Radovis and Strumica, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Felt throughout Yugoslavia and at Sofia, Bulgaria. (reference #1053)
1 death, 100 injured (reference #1250)
$350 million USD in economic loss, 6 fatalities (reference #13727)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 26, 1963, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- June 1, 1905, Shkoder, Albania
- November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, Albania
- August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, Albania
- November 30, 1967, Albania
- February 25, 1983, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- April 8, 1893, Popovic, NW, Balkans, Serbia
- November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
- December 21, 1990, Edhessa, Kilkis, Greece
- November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- February 26, 1755, Serbia, Balkans NW
- September 11, 2016, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- 518, Skopje, Stamer, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- June 16, 1456, Serbia, Balkans NW
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5632.