Montenegro earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 16 km W of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16 km W of Budva, Montenegro on Mon, Jun 25, 1979, 3:12 PM GMT+1 (14:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km S of Plužine, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-06-25 14:12:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.285° N, 18.640° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.415 km SE of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17253 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.610 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.25 km S of Plužine, Montenegro · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.711 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17252 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.33 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 17248 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.310 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17247 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.210 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 17247 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.46 km WNW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17246 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.99 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 17237 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.68 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17232 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.717 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17226 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.511 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17218 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.114 km S of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17215 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.113 km S of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17211 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.27 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17204 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.716 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 17199 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.322 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 17197 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.99 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17196 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.716 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17261 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.012 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17263 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.66 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 17263 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.517 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 17263 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.214 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17266 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.67 km S of Budva, Montenegro · 17269 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.212 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17270 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.324 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17270 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.711 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17271 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.219 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.818 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.16 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17276 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.413 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.517 km WSW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.515 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17278 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.71 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17280 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.815 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 17280 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.418 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.15 km NW of Budva, Montenegro · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.515 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011hs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.