Montenegro earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro on Wed, Dec 18, 2002, 2:41 AM GMT+1 (01:41 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-18 01:41:42 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.390° N, 19.820° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SSW of Rrëshen, Albania · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.78 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.011 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8665 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.013 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8665 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.413 km ESE of Koplik, Albania · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.813 km NE of Shkodër, Albania · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.512 km SE of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.012 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8658 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.928 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8657 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.78 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8653 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.111 km WNW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8653 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.810 km SSE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8653 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.610 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8653 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8653 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.710 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8653 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.610 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8653 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8653 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.210 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8652 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.110 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8651 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.811 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania · 8651 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.123 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8649 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.31 km ESE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8649 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.711 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania · 8647 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.924 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8647 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.918 km ENE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.83 km SE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8643 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.211 km NW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8636 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.515 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8636 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.517 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8636 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.517 km NE of Dobrota, Montenegro · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.93 km NNE of Krujë, Albania · 8693 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.22 km S of Prizren, Kosovo · 8701 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.58 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8701 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.77 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSE of Pukë, Albania · 8709 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.78 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8711 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.518 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8713 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.811 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania · 8714 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.22 km ESE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8719 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkwp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.