Montenegro earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 7 km W of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Budva, Montenegro on Sun, Nov 24, 1985, 2:45 PM GMT+1 (13:45 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-11-24 13:45:03 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.289° N, 18.744° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 131.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n5x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.