List of earthquakes in Kosovo
This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Kosovo. Kosovo is a country with relatively high seismic activity in the Balkan Peninsula. In different periods Kosovo has faced small and large earthquakes. Since the establishment of Kosovo Seismological Survey in 2008 there have been 901 earthquakes in Kosovo with a magnitude of 1.5 and up to 5.2 on the Richter scale.[1]
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Depth | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-10 | Peja, Istog | 5.2 | 10 km | VII | Minor damage to houses | [1][2] | ||
| 2002-04-24 | Gjilan | 5.7 | 10 km | VII | 1 | 100 | Moderate damage | [3][1] |
| 1980-05-18 | Kopaonik | 5.7 | 9 km | VIII | 50 | Severe damage | [1][4][5] | |
| 1921-08-10 | Ferizaj-Viti | 6.1 | IX | Major damage | [1] | |||
| 1755-02-26 | Ferizaj | 6.1 | IX | Major damage | [1] | |||
| 1622-11-11 | Peja | 6.0 | VIII | Moderate damage | [1] | |||
| 1456-06-16 | Prizren | 6.0 | VIII | Major damage |
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