Montenegro earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 16 km SW of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Budva, Montenegro on Wed, Jun 20, 1979, 10:18 PM GMT+1 (21:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-06-20 21:18:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.175° N, 18.714° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
113

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.616 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17265 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.415 km SE of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17262 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.610 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17261 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.711 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17260 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.310 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17256 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.210 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 17256 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.46 km WNW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17255 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.99 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 17246 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.68 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17241 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.717 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17235 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.511 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17227 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.114 km S of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17223 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.113 km S of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17220 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.27 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17213 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.012 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17272 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.66 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17272 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.517 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17272 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.214 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.67 km S of Budva, Montenegro · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.212 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17279 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.324 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17279 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.711 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17280 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.219 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17284 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.818 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17284 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.16 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17285 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.413 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.517 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.515 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17287 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.71 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.815 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.418 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.15 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.515 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.814 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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