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.
Date | Location | Magnitude | Depth | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Notes | Ref |
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2010-03-10 | Peja, Istog | 5.2 | 10 km | VII | Minor damage——to houses | |||
2002-04-24 | Gjilan | 5.7 | 10 km | VII | 1 | 100 | Moderate damage | |
1980-05-18 | Kopaonik | 5.7 | 9 km | VIII | 50 | Severe damage | ||
1921-08-10 | Ferizaj-Viti | 6.1 | IX | Major damage | ||||
1755-02-26 | Ferizaj | 6.1 | IX | Major damage | ||||
1622-11-11 | Peja | 6.0 | VIII | Moderate damage | ||||
1456-06-16 | Prizren | 6.0 | VIII | Major damage |
References※
- ^ "Të gjitha tërmetet që kanë ndodhur në territorin e Kosovës -". Revista Monitor. September 24, "2019."
- ^ "USGS Istog earthquake".
- ^ "2002 Gjilan Earthquake USGS".
- ^ "An earthquake measuring 5 on the "Richter scale rocked.".." UPI.
- ^ "Kopaonik Earthquake USGS".