M3.4 earthquake Adriatic Sea
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in the Adriatic Sea on Wed, May 8, 1985, 5:46 AM GMT+2 (03:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-08 03:46:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.907° N, 18.749° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.28 km N of Koplik, Albania · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.34 km S of Tuzi, Montenegro · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.46 km NW of Pukë, Albania · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.914 km E of Koplik, Albania · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.19 km NNE of Lezhë, Albania · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ej2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC.