M3.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Bijela, Montenegro
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Bijela, Montenegro on Fri, May 7, 1982, 8:12 PM GMT+1 (19:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km WSW of Cetinje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-07 19:12:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.406° N, 18.635° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.85 km SSW of Herceg Novi, Montenegro · 16207 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.66 km WSW of Cetinje, Montenegro · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.69 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 16175 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.012 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 16175 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m5e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.