Earthquake details

Thursday, April 13, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kosovo on Thursday, April 13, 1978 at 18:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Novi Pazar (Kosovo - XK), about 36.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.919 and latitude 43.269.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	43.269, 20.919
UTC time	1978-04-13 18:05:25.800

Location	Kosovska Mitrovica
Country	Kosovo (XK)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Novi Pazar	36.1 km
Trstenik	39.3 km
Kosovska Mitrovica	43.1 km
Podujevo	45.7 km
Kruševac	48.2 km
Vushtrri	49.8 km
Kraljevo	54.1 km
Istok	64.7 km
Pristina	69.4 km
Glogovac	71.3 km
Niš	80.0 km
Čačak	83.1 km

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