M2.5 earthquake 10 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Sun, Dec 11, 1983, 1:28 AM GMT+1 (00:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 12 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-11 00:28:15 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.966° N, 19.112° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.312 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.211 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.54 km NNW of Pukë, Albania · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.37 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 15600 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.49 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 15592 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.010 km SW of Lezhë, Albania · 15580 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.82 km NW of Milot, Albania · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 2.515 km NNE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.513 km SW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 15653 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.49 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15656 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.316 km SSW of Budva, Montenegro · 15660 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.26 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020dc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.