M5.3 earthquake 12 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Sun, Dec 25, 1983, 3:56 AM GMT+1 (02:56 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-25 02:56:11 UTC
- Depth
- 11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.956° N, 19.073° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.54 km NNW of Pukë, Albania · 15609 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.37 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 15593 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.49 km S of Bar, Montenegro · 15585 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.010 km SW of Lezhë, Albania · 15573 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.82 km NW of Milot, Albania · 15569 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.98 km WSW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.711 km SW of Spuž, Montenegro · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.03 km SW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.04 km NNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.74 km SW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.53 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.88 km WSW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 15563 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.87 km WSW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 15563 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020sr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.