Earthquake details

Thursday, May 18, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kosovo on Thursday, May 18, 1978 at 02:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trstenik (Kosovo - XK), about 36.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.981 and latitude 43.289.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.289, 20.981
UTC time 1978-05-18 02:37:06.100
Location Kosovska Mitrovica
Country Kosovo (XK)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-18

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