Montenegro earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 7 km W of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 7 km W of Budva, Montenegro on Sun, Nov 24, 1985, 1:53 PM GMT+1 (12:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-11-24 12:53:46 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.297° N, 18.746° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

DUR 4.5 (TTG),Felt (VI) at Budva and Cetinje and (V) at Titograd.

From the USGS event page for usp0002n5r. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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 1.8 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 136.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n5r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.