Montenegro earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 18 km SW of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Budva, Montenegro on Wed, Jun 6, 1979, 4:27 PM GMT+1 (15:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-06-06 15:27:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.175° N, 18.680° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.219 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.711 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.324 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.212 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.67 km S of Budva, Montenegro · 17280 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.214 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.517 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.66 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.012 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.716 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17273 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.616 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17268 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.415 km SE of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17264 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.610 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17264 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.711 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17263 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.310 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17258 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.210 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 17258 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.46 km WNW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17258 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.99 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 17249 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.68 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17243 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.717 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17237 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.511 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17230 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.16 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.413 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.517 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.515 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17290 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.71 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.815 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.418 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.15 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.515 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.814 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.317 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17294 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.98 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.411 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.27 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.212 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17296 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 4.210 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.39 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.016 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.215 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 17298 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.87 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17298 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000114c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.