Montenegro earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 16 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro on Mon, Apr 9, 1979, 3:10 AM GMT+1 (02:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 6 km E of Stari Bar, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Apr 9, 1979, 3:10 AM GMT+1
UTC: 1979-04-09 02:10:20 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 41.956° N, 19.023° E
Region: Montenegro
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 196

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zwe (also filed as gcmtb040979a, gcmt19790409021020, iscgem666311, atlas19790409021020). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.