Montenegro earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 8 km SW of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Budva, Montenegro on Tue, May 29, 1979, 12:24 PM GMT+1 (11:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 17 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-05-29 11:24:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.228° N, 18.779° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.317 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.814 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.515 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.15 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.418 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17280 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.815 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17280 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.71 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17279 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.515 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.517 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.413 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17277 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.16 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17276 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.818 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.219 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.711 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17270 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.324 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17270 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.212 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17269 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.67 km S of Budva, Montenegro · 17268 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.214 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17266 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.517 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17263 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.66 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17263 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.012 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17263 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.716 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17261 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.616 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17256 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 3.415 km SE of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.610 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 4.25 km S of Plužine, Montenegro · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.711 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17251 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.310 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17247 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 4.210 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 17246 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.46 km WNW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17246 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 3.99 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 17237 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.68 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17231 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 3.717 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17226 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.411 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17283 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.27 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17283 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.212 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17284 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.210 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17285 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.39 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17285 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.016 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17285 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.215 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.87 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.715 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.810 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.618 km SW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.513 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.412 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.520 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.421 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.48 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.711 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.122 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.917 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.66 km WNW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010ze. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.