Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kosovo on Wednesday, May 5, 1971 at 01:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dragash (Kosovo - XK), about 40.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.211 and latitude 41.880.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates 41.880, 20.211
UTC time 1971-05-05 01:15:35.980
Location Dragash
Country Kosovo (XK)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-05

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