Montenegro earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 10 km ENE of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Sun, Apr 15, 1979, 8:25 AM GMT+1 (07:25 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-04-15 07:25:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.965° N, 19.346° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.220 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.812 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.414 km SSE of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.22 km SSE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.43 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 5.15 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.46 km WSW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.89 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.3Albania · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.32 km SW of Bijela, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.09 km SE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.017 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 5.713 km S of Tivat, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.05 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.88 km NNE of Igalo, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.12 km SSE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.83 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.93 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.816 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.315 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 5.26 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.9Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.48 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 4.511 km ENE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17335 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 4.37 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17334 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 4.216 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17334 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 4.98 km NNE of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 17334 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.51 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17334 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 4.27 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17334 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 4.17 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17334 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.614 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 17333 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 3.89 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17333 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.20 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17333 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 3.57 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17333 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 4.83 km WSW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17333 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 4.0Montenegro-Albania border region · 17333 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 4.811 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17333 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 4.512 km WSW of Bar, Montenegro · 17332 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 4.015 km SW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 17332 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 3.216 km NE of Shkodër, Albania · 17331 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 3.116 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17331 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 5.07 km N of Rubik, Albania · 17331 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 3.137 km WNW of Durrës, Albania · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 4.13 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 4.215 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 4.414 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 4.210 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 3.61 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 3.49 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 3.75 km NNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 17330 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 3.222 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17329 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 3.310 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17329 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 4.58 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17329 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 3.97 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17329 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 3.718 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 17328 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 3.313 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 3.57 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17327 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 4.57 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.610 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.816 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17326 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 3.76 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 6.96 km E of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.911 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.211 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17336 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.14 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17337 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.76 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17340 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.68 km SW of Bar, Montenegro · 17340 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 5.316 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 17342 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.510 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17351 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.320 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17351 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.319 km NNE of Peshkopi, Albania · 17360 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000100f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.