Montenegro earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro on Mon, Nov 25, 1985, 10:05 PM GMT+1 (21:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-25 21:05:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.305° N, 18.917° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 163.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n7g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.