Seismicity and Tectonics of the Republic of Kosovo

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Division by depth_

Depth (km)	The range	Kosova
		Number of cases	%
Till 60	Small (little one)	90	100
60–300	Average
Up to 300	Deep

Richter scale of earthquake magnitude [10]_

Magnitude level	Category	Effects	Earthquakes per year	Kosovo
<1.0–2.9	Micro	Generally not felt by people, though regorded on local instruments	More than 100,000
3.0–3.9	Minor	Felt by many people. No demage	12,000 to 100,000
4.0–4.9	Light	Felt by all. Minor breakage of objects	2000 to 12,000	Light
5.0–5.9	Moderate	Some damage to weak structures	200 to 2000	Moderate
6.0–6.9	Strong	Moderate demage in populated areas	20 to 200
7.0–79	Major	Serious damage over large areas. Loss of life	3 to 20
>8.0	Great	Severe destruction and loss of life over large areas	Fewer than 3

Magnitude, class, and description [20]_

Magnitude	Class	Description	Kosovo
			Number of cases	%
>8	Great	Significant damage expected
7.0–7.9	Major	Damage expected
6.0–6.9	Strong	Damage may occur	5	3.55
5.0–5.9	Moderate	Minor damage may occur	14	9.93
4.0–4.9	Light	Likely felt	69	48.94
3.0–3.9	Minor	May be felt	53	37.59

Some statistical data_

Statistics	Depth (km)	Magnitude	Intensity
Average	13.01	4.28	5.71
Min	3.00	3.80	5.00
Max	26.00	6.60	9.00

This division is given by the author [14]_

Group	Magnitude	Kosovo	%
First	7.5 < M < 8.5	0	0.00
Second	6.5 < M < 7.5	1	0.71
Third	5.25 < M < 6.5	11	7.80
Fourth	4.25 < M < 5.2	39	27.66
The fifth	3.25 < M < 4.25	90	63.83

Number of earthquakes, intensity, and percentage of participation_

No. of earthquakes	Intensity	%
82	5	58.16
34	6	24.11
12	7	8.51
10	8	7.09
3	9	2.13

The most powerful earthquakes in Kosovo_

City/locality	Month.day.year	Epicentral intensity (MMI scale, Pojani, 2003)	Reference
Prizren	06.16.1456	6.0	Elezaj, 2002
Pejë	11.11.1662	8.0
Ferizaj	02.26.1755	9.0
Ferizaj-Viti	08.10.1921	9.0
Kopaonik	05.18.1980	6.0	Sulstarova et al, 2001; Orana et al., 1985; Elezaj, 2002.

The modified Mercalli Intensity Scale used in the USA [20]_

Intensity	Shaking	Description/damage	Kosovo
			Number of cases	%
I	Not felt	Not felt except by a very few under especially favorable conditions
II	Weak	Felt only by a few persons at rest, especially on the upper floors of buildings. Delicately suspended objects may swing
III	Weak	Felt quite noticeably by persons indoors, especially on the upper floors of buildings. Many people do not recognize it as an earthquake. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Vibration similar to the passing of a truck. Duration estimated
IV	Light	Felt indoors by many, felt outdoors by few during the day. At night, some awakened. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make cracking sound. Sensation like heavy truck striking building. Standing motor cars rocked noticeably
V	Moderate	Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects overturned. Pendulum clocks may stop	82	58.16
VI	Strong	Felt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture moved; a few instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight	34	24.11
VI	Very Strong	Damage negligible in buildings of good design and construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage in poorly built or badly designed structures; some chimneys broken	12	8.51
VII	Severe	Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. Damage great in poorly built structures. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Heavy furniture overturned	10	7.09
IX	Violent	Damage considerable in specially designed structures; well-designed frame structures thrown out of plumb. Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Buildings shifted off foundations	3	2.13
X	Extreme	Some well-built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundations. Rail bent