Montenegro earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Bijela, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Bijela, Montenegro on Wed, Jul 30, 1986, 4:40 AM GMT+2 (02:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km SE of Podgora, Croatia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-07-30 02:40:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.410° N, 18.630° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.213 km SE of Podgora, Croatia · 14674 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.317 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 14668 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.39 km ESE of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.815 km SE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.017 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.47 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro · 14658 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.423 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14656 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.67 km ENE of Podgora, Croatia · 14649 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.214 km WNW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 14645 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.69 km ESE of Koplik, Albania · 14645 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.86 km SE of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14644 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.431 km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 14640 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.219 km W of Šavnik, Montenegro · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.37 km WSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.411 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 14629 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.017 km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.612 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.347 km SSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 14615 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.515 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.43 km SW of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.5Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 14693 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.316 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro · 14693 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.19 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.613 km WSW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wpk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.