Montenegro earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 15 km W of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 15 km W of Budva, Montenegro on Sat, Apr 28, 1979, 3:09 AM GMT+1 (02:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-04-28 02:09:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.287° N, 18.658° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.87 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.513 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.18 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.513 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.511 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.7Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 17312 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.29 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17312 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.85 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17309 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.315 km SSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17307 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.323 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.213 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.414 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.59 km SSE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.311 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.93 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.42 km SSW of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.26 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.22 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.5Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 3.88 km SSE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.4Albania · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.98 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.49 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 3.68 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.15 km ESE of Plužine, Montenegro · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.79 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17298 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 3.14 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 3.37 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.612 km SSE of Plužine, Montenegro · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 3.610 km E of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 4.214 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.77 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 3.315 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.918 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.59 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.610 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 6.28 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.226 km SW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 3.67 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.74 km ESE of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.55 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 3.911 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.75 km NE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 5.16 km W of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 3.810 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.914 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.66 km WNW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 3.917 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 4.122 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 3.711 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 4.48 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.421 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 3.520 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.412 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 4.513 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 3.618 km SW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 3.810 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 3.715 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.87 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 3.215 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 3.513 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.46 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.412 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.117 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.112 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.27 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.73 km ESE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.816 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.610 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.57 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.57 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.313 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.718 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.97 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.58 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.310 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.222 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.75 km NNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.49 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.61 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010ax. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.