Earthquake in Kosovo, Ministry of Economy issues statement: The earthquake was clearly felt
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale struck the territory of Kosovo tonight, namely the southeastern area, in the Prizren-Shtërpcë region.
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Economy, based on data from the Seismological Network, the Geological Survey of Kosovo and the Euro-Mediterranean Seismic Center, the earthquake occurred at 22:09 local time.
Authorities have announced that the earthquake was felt significantly by citizens in several parts of Kosovo, due to its relatively high strength and shallow depth.
Full statement:
Earthquakes in the Prizren-Shtërpcë area
Pristina, 10.02.2026 – Based on the Seismological Network, the Kosovo Geological Survey and the Euro-Mediterranean Seismic Center, as well as on the numerical analysis of the seismic event data, on 10/02/2026 at 22:09 local time, the Territory of Kosovo (Southeastern area of Kosovo) was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale, respectively with an intensity of VI on the Mercalli scale.
The hypocenter depth was 5 km.
The epicenter of this earthquake was (Location with Geographical coordinates; 42.144; 20.985)
23 km East of Prizren.
The earthquake in question was clearly felt by the citizens of Kosovo due to its high strength. At the same time, these earthquakes testify to the seismogenic zone of Prizren, which is an active zone, according to calculations and studies presented with the Seismic Hazard Map for Kosovo.
