Montenegro earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km E of Budva, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km E of Budva, Montenegro on Wed, Feb 27, 2002, 11:33 PM GMT+1 (22:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-27 22:33:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.295° N, 18.909° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km N of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8974 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.422 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8972 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.28 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8972 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.56 km ENE of ?iba?a, Croatia · 8968 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.80 km W of Bar, Montenegro · 8968 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.114 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8957 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNE of Igalo, Montenegro · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.517 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8956 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.215 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8945 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.715 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8945 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.619 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.017 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8945 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.614 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8944 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.812 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8944 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.815 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8944 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.815 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8944 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.611 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8944 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.115 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8944 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.312 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.312 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.616 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.013 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.117 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.419 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.0Montenegro-Albania border region · 8943 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.113 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.114 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.012 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.119 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8942 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.114 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8942 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.012 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8942 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.014 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8942 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.817 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8942 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.517 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8942 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.715 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8942 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.3Montenegro-Albania border region · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.513 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8940 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.015 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8939 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.013 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.05 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.68 km WNW of Plav, Montenegro · 8930 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.810 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.6Montenegro-Albania border region · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.714 km SW of Koplik, Albania · 8925 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km SW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8986 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.452 km SW of Budva, Montenegro · 8990 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.612 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8996 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.512 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.67 km N of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 9002 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.79 km W of Shkodër, Albania · 9003 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.94 km NNW of Shkodër, Albania · 9010 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.95 km NW of Igalo, Montenegro · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.37 km NW of Igalo, Montenegro · 9011 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.418 km NNW of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 9012 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.713 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 9012 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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