Montenegro earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km WSW of Šavnik, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Šavnik, Montenegro on Fri, Aug 17, 1990, 5:10 AM GMT+2 (03:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km NW of Žabljak, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-08-17 03:10:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.943° N, 19.053° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.78 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13192 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.0Croatia-Bosnia-Montenegro border region · 13191 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.014 km NW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 13191 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.711 km NW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 13191 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.612 km NW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 13191 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.411 km N of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.10 km S of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 13172 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.411 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.56 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 13172 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.021 km WNW of Sokolovo Brdo, Serbia · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.017 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.22 km NNW of Podgorica, Montenegro · 13148 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.115 km NE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 13147 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.224 km N of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.55 km N of Priboj, Serbia · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.512 km W of Sokolovica, Serbia · 13199 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.518 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 13199 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.014 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.913 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.910 km SSE of Fo?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.26 km WSW of Šavnik, Montenegro · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.92 km ESE of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.05 km SSE of Crni?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13200 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.912 km W of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.511 km WNW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13207 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.83 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13210 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.99 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.91 km SW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.813 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 13212 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.18 km N of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.18 km WSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.219 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.514 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13216 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.514 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13216 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.79 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dh6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.