Montenegro earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 27 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Tue, Nov 6, 1979, 9:05 AM GMT+1 (08:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 5 km WSW of Rrogozhinë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-11-06 08:05:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.749° N, 18.999° 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
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Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.35 km ENE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17128 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.75 km WSW of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 17127 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.917 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17127 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.124 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17126 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.515 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17126 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.518 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17125 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.715 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 17118 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.82 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 17118 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.526 km WSW of Bar, Montenegro · 17115 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.611 km N of Krrabë, Albania · 17103 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.26 km SE of Shijak, Albania · 17103 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.713 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 17091 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.623 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17082 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.626 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 17130 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013vm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC.