Montenegro earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 7 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro on Mon, Nov 25, 1985, 5:43 PM GMT+1 (16:43 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Nov 25, 1985, 5:43 PM GMT+1
UTC: 1985-11-25 16:43:56 UTC
Depth: 17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.303° N, 18.751° E
Region: Montenegro
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 12.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 136.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n73 (also filed as atlas19851125164356). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.