Montenegro earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Plav, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Plav, Montenegro on Mon, Apr 22, 2002, 10:27 PM GMT+2 (20:27 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 16 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-22 20:27:58 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.636° N, 19.858° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2yy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC.