Montenegro earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Mon, May 14, 1979, 10:53 AM GMT+1 (09:53 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: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, May 14, 1979, 10:53 AM GMT+1
UTC: 1979-05-14 09:53:07 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 41.979° N, 19.132° E
Region: Montenegro
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 65.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010n2 (also filed as iscgem665073, iscgemsup665073, atlas19790514095307). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.