Montenegro earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 8 km NW of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Budva, Montenegro on Sat, May 12, 1979, 4:30 AM GMT+1 (03:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 8 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (ms), light
Local time: Sat, May 12, 1979, 4:30 AM GMT+1
UTC: 1979-05-12 03:30:34 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.331° N, 18.758° E
Region: Montenegro
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 190

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 79.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010k9 (also filed as iscgem664950, iscgemsup664950). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.