Montenegro earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 11 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro on Sun, Apr 15, 1979, 7:19 AM GMT+1 (06:19 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: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Apr 15, 1979, 7:19 AM GMT+1
UTC: 1979-04-15 06:19:40 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.003° N, 19.022° E
Region: Montenegro
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 229

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 152.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000100a (also filed as gcmtc041579b). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.