Montenegro earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 14 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro on Wed, Apr 18, 1979, 3:45 AM GMT+1 (02:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-04-18 02:45:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.979° N, 19.022° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.89 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17324 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.20 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.57 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.83 km WSW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.0Montenegro-Albania border region · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.811 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.512 km WSW of Bar, Montenegro · 17323 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.015 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17323 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.216 km NE of Shkodër, Albania · 17322 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.116 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17322 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 5.07 km N of Rubik, Albania · 17322 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.137 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.13 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.215 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.414 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.210 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.61 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.49 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.75 km NNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.222 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17320 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.310 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17320 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.58 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17320 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.97 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17320 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.718 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.313 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.57 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 4.57 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.610 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.816 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.73 km ESE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.27 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 3.112 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.117 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.412 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 3.46 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.513 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 4.015 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 4.87 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.513 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 4.18 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 3.513 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 3.511 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 4.7Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 17312 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 3.29 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17311 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.85 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.315 km SSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 3.323 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 3.213 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.414 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.59 km SSE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 3.311 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.93 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 3.423 km N of Durrës, Albania · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 3.42 km SSW of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.26 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 3.22 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 3.5Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.88 km SSE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.4Albania · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 4.98 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 4.17 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17325 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.27 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17325 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.51 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17325 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.98 km NNE of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17325 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.216 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17325 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.37 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17325 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.511 km ENE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.48 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.9Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 5.26 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.315 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.816 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.93 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.83 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.12 km SSE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.88 km NNE of Igalo, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.05 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 5.713 km S of Tivat, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.017 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.09 km SE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000103u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.