Montenegro earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km E of Nikšić, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km E of Nikšić, Montenegro on Sun, Aug 4, 2002, 11:10 PM GMT+2 (21:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km ENE of Koplik, Albania. 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
2002-08-04 21:10:07 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.758° N, 19.184° 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
8

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8817 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.912 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 8814 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.98 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.713 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8812 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.112 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8812 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.914 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.910 km S of Gori?ani, Montenegro · 8811 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.913 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8807 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.313 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8803 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.54 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8801 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.710 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8798 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8798 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.94 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.46 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8796 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.89 km SE of Koplik, Albania · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.310 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8777 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.17 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8777 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8773 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.76 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8773 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8769 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.12 km ESE of Junik, Kosovo · 8768 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8829 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.912 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.318 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8829 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8829 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.910 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8829 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.56 km NW of Risan, Montenegro · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.810 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8830 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.65 km NW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.215 km ENE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8842 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.919 km ENE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8853 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.57 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8857 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9az. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.