M2.4 earthquake 4 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Thu, May 16, 1985, 7:57 AM GMT+2 (05:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 12 km NNE of Peqin, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-16 05:57:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.912° N, 19.271° E
- Region
- Montenegro
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.4Adriatic Sea · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.28 km N of Koplik, Albania · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.34 km S of Tuzi, Montenegro · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.46 km NW of Pukë, Albania · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.05 km NW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.12 km WNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ew1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.