Montenegro earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro on Sun, Aug 19, 1990, 10:27 PM GMT+2 (20:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km WNW of Rrëshen, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Aug 19, 1990, 10:27 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1990-08-19 20:27:21 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.145° N, 19.262° E
Region: Montenegro
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dnf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:43 PM UTC.