Montenegro earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NE of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Budva, Montenegro on Thu, Mar 6, 1986, 3:25 PM GMT+1 (14:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 27 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-03-06 14:25:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.323° N, 18.885° 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14820 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.72 km SW of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14820 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.418 km NE of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14820 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14818 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.55 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14817 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.46 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14817 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.0Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 14814 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.55 km WSW of Lezhë, Albania · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.66 km NE of Budva, Montenegro · 14812 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.927 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14811 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.28 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 14811 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.211 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania · 14811 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.510 km SW of Shkodër, Albania · 14811 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14810 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.25 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14810 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.324 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14807 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.612 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.3Albania · 14797 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.926 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14796 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.27 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14795 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.55 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14795 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.524 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14795 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 4.127 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.026 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.025 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.327 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.528 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.327 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 3.426 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.727 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.626 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.825 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 3.827 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.728 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.628 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14762 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14761 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14821 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.53 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14821 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.47 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.24 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.92 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14822 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.626 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.719 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 14823 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.67 km WSW of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14825 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.528 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14825 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.34 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14826 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.824 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14828 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.626 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14829 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.623 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14829 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.623 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14830 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.52 km WSW of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14830 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.727 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.625 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.6Albania-Serbia-Montenegro border region · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.4Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.523 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rkh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.