Montenegro earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 3 km S of Bar, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 3 km S of Bar, Montenegro on Sat, Apr 21, 1979, 3:38 AM GMT+1 (02:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15 km W of Shëngjin, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-04-21 02:38:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.065° N, 19.094° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
75

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 108.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000106d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.