Montenegro earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Budva, Montenegro on Fri, Mar 14, 1986, 10:50 AM GMT+1 (09:50 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.

Budva forecastMore in Montenegro

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-03-14 09:50:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.329° N, 18.901° E
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.927 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.28 km SW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.211 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.510 km SW of Shkodër, Albania · 14813 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14812 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.25 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14812 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.324 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14809 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.612 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 14802 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14801 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.3Albania · 14799 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.926 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14798 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.27 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14797 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.55 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 14797 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.524 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14797 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.127 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.026 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.025 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.327 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.528 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14765 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.626 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14765 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.327 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.826 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.426 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.727 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.626 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.825 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.827 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.728 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.628 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14763 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.621 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.725 km WSW of Junik, Kosovo · 14761 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.88 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 14760 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 3.027 km SW of Junik, Kosovo · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.728 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.55 km WSW of Lezhë, Albania · 14815 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.0Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 14816 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.46 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14819 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.55 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14819 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14820 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.418 km NE of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.72 km SW of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.24 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.45 km NE of Budva, Montenegro · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.43 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14823 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.53 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14823 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.47 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14824 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.24 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14824 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.92 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.626 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 14824 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.719 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 14825 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.67 km WSW of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14827 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.528 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14827 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.34 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 14828 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.824 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 14830 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Earthquakes todayMontenegro earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ruq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.