Montenegro earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SE of Podgorica, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Podgorica, Montenegro on Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 4:03 PM GMT+2 (14:03 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km S of Junik, Kosovo. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-17 14:03:23 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.414° N, 19.291° 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.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Montenegro-Albania border region · 9117 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.89 km SW of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 9116 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.612 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 9115 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.211 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9114 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.82 km SW of Igalo, Montenegro · 9113 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.510 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 9112 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.011 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 9111 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.013 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9107 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.413 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9107 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.513 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9107 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.48 km NNW of Rubik, Albania · 9106 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.216 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9105 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.92 km SSW of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9103 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.710 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9098 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.55 km N of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 9097 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.16 km WSW of Mamurras, Albania · 9096 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.110 km W of Pukë, Albania · 9093 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.611 km WSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 9082 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.110 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 9082 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.513 km W of Shëngjin, Albania · 9078 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.35 km S of Junik, Kosovo · 9066 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km ESE of Plužine, Montenegro · 9120 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.57 km W of Igalo, Montenegro · 9121 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.97 km SSE of Plužine, Montenegro · 9123 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.927 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 9124 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.56 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 9125 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.25 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9126 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.123 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 9126 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.419 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 9127 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.116 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 9135 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9135 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.22 km NNE of Mojanovi?i, Montenegro · 9136 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.58 km SSE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 9140 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.79 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 9146 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar48. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.