Montenegro earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 6 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro on Sun, Nov 24, 1985, 4:06 PM GMT+1 (15:06 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-11-24 15:06:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.316° N, 18.768° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.124 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.16 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.427 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14920 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNE of Budva, Montenegro · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.87 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 14920 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.76 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.117 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.531 km NW of Durrës, Albania · 14919 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.417 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.221 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.625 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.428 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14918 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.45 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.526 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.55 km E of Budva, Montenegro · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.38 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.624 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.827 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.46 km NE of Budva, Montenegro · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.825 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.026 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.024 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.825 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.927 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.0Montenegro-Albania border region · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 4.0Montenegro-Albania border region · 14915 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.927 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.626 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.626 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.613 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.727 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.77 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14913 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.525 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14913 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 4.025 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 14913 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.728 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.728 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 3.027 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.46 km NE of Budva, Montenegro · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.616 km SW of Lezhë, Albania · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 4.119 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14907 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 3.124 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.918 km N of Pukë, Albania · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 3.622 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 3.024 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.725 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.027 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14905 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.727 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14904 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.825 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14904 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.68 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 14904 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14904 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.727 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14903 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.525 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14902 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 3.324 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14902 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.526 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 3.328 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14901 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 4.77 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.05 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.56 km SW of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.87 km W of Budva, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.628 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.228 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.025 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.824 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.626 km WNW of Mamurras, Albania · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.227 km N of Pukë, Albania · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.627 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.128 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.428 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.226 km N of Pukë, Albania · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.426 km NNW of Pukë, Albania · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.124 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.128 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.128 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.928 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n61. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.