M2.6 earthquake 8 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, May 30, 1986, 9:33 AM GMT+2

UTC

1986-05-30 07:33:18 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

42.308° N, 18.940° E

Region

Montenegro

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Budva, MontenegroPopulation 18,000. Forecast9 kmENE
• Podgorica, MontenegroPopulation 236,852. Forecast30 kmWSW
• Belgrade, SerbiaPopulation 1,273,651. Forecast304 kmSSW

After

1. 3.33 km SSE of Cetinje, MontenegroFri, May 30, 10:27 AM GMT+2 · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.38 km SSE of Cetinje, MontenegroSat, May 31, 2:20 AM GMT+2 · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.213 km ENE of Koplik, AlbaniaSat, May 31, 4:49 PM GMT+2 · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
4. 3.212 km NE of Koplik, AlbaniaSat, May 31, 4:51 PM GMT+2 · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.24 km S of Cetinje, MontenegroSat, May 31, 4:58 PM GMT+2 · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.828 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaSun, Jun 1, 5:02 PM GMT+2 · 14733 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.626 km S of Gusinje, MontenegroWed, Jun 4, 3:57 PM GMT+2 · 14730 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.24 km ENE of Herceg Novi, MontenegroSat, Jun 7, 12:55 AM GMT+2 · 14727 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.728 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroWed, Jun 11, 1:07 AM GMT+2 · 14723 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.05 km SSW of Budva, MontenegroThu, Jun 19, 5:08 AM GMT+2 · 14715 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.317 km E of Nikši?, MontenegroSun, Jun 22, 2:48 PM GMT+2 · 14712 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.517 km SSW of Plužine, MontenegroThu, Jun 26, 5:29 AM GMT+2 · 14708 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.26 km NNE of Igalo, MontenegroFri, Jun 27, 12:53 PM GMT+2 · 14707 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.623 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroSun, Jun 29, 12:34 PM GMT+2 · 14705 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.628 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroFri, Jul 4, 11:37 PM GMT+2 · 14700 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.613 km WSW of Bile?a, Bosnia and HerzegovinaMon, Jul 7, 4:07 AM GMT+2 · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
17. 3.19 km NW of Ulcinj, MontenegroTue, Jul 8, 6:45 PM GMT+2 · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.316 km SSE of Šavnik, MontenegroSat, Jul 12, 2:24 PM GMT+2 · 14692 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.5Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border regionSat, Jul 12, 10:11 PM GMT+2 · 14692 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.720 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroMon, Jul 14, 4:24 AM GMT+2 · 14690 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
21. 2.928 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaMon, Jul 14, 4:25 AM GMT+2 · 14690 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.622 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroWed, Jul 16, 10:46 PM GMT+2 · 14688 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
23. 3.127 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaSat, Jul 19, 6:11 AM GMT+2 · 14685 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.43 km SW of Gacko, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSun, Jul 20, 11:29 PM GMT+2 · 14684 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.622 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroThu, Jul 24, 8:36 AM GMT+2 · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.515 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFri, Jul 25, 4:24 AM GMT+2 · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.623 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroSat, Jul 26, 3:45 PM GMT+2 · 14678 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
28. 2.826 km WSW of Junik, KosovoSun, Jul 27, 4:44 AM GMT+2 · 14677 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
29. 2.521 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroMon, Jul 28, 8:46 PM GMT+2 · 14676 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 3.028 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroWed, May 28, 4:03 AM GMT+2 · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.35 km SE of Cetinje, MontenegroFri, May 23, 11:56 PM GMT+2 · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.423 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroWed, May 21, 12:27 PM GMT+2 · 14744 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.418 km SSE of Šavnik, MontenegroMon, May 19, 7:15 PM GMT+2 · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.726 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroMon, May 19, 8:29 AM GMT+2 · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.115 km SW of Plužine, MontenegroMon, May 19, 2:09 AM GMT+2 · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.618 km NW of Nikši?, MontenegroSun, May 18, 9:33 PM GMT+2 · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
8. 2.525 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroThu, May 15, 11:10 AM GMT+2 · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.728 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaSun, May 11, 4:29 PM GMT+2 · 14754 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
10. 3.027 km SW of Junik, KosovoWed, May 7, 9:13 PM GMT+2 · 14758 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.88 km NNE of Stari Bar, MontenegroWed, May 7, 5:12 PM GMT+2 · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.725 km WSW of Junik, KosovoTue, May 6, 7:10 PM GMT+2 · 14759 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.621 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroTue, May 6, 5:01 PM GMT+2 · 14759 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.819 km SW of Junik, KosovoMon, May 5, 9:51 PM GMT+2 · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.828 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroMon, May 5, 2:44 AM GMT+2 · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
16. 3.825 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaSun, May 4, 11:16 PM GMT+2 · 14761 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.627 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroSun, May 4, 3:01 PM GMT+2 · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.628 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaSun, May 4, 8:32 AM GMT+2 · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.728 km N of Fushë-Arrëz, AlbaniaSun, May 4, 8:20 AM GMT+2 · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.827 km SSE of Gusinje, MontenegroSun, May 4, 7:22 AM GMT+2 · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ukj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.