M3.9 earthquake 13 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 6:54 AM GMT+1 (05:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km NW of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-07 05:54:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.541° N, 20.096° E
- Region
- Montenegro
- 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.58 km SE of Žabljak, Montenegro · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.017 km NW of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gur. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.