Montenegro earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km E of Plav, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km E of Plav, Montenegro on Thu, May 9, 2002, 3:12 AM GMT+2 (01:12 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2002-05-09 01:12:21 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.585° N, 20.106° 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

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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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km NE of Sokolovica, Serbia · 8899 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.32 km SW of Osje?enik, Serbia · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.19 km WSW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8892 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.316 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.716 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8891 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.615 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.715 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.518 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8890 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.05 km WNW of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8884 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.217 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8877 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.310 km ENE of Budva, Montenegro · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.36 km NE of Ulëz, Albania · 8876 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.915 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.915 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.110 km SSE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.94 km S of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8874 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.514 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8870 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.614 km NW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8870 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8870 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.72 km E of Spuž, Montenegro · 8864 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.814 km WSW of Prizren, Kosovo · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.47 km NNW of Dragash, Kosovo · 8863 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.513 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8861 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 3.3Albania-Macedonia border region · 8861 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.812 km NNW of Klokot, Kosovo · 8856 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.610 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8855 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.57 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8852 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.77 km ENE of Lipljan, Kosovo · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.26 km N of Novi Pazar, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.59 km S of Raška, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.17 km NNE of Novi Pazar, Serbia · 8915 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.519 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8917 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.714 km SW of Koplik, Albania · 8921 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.6Montenegro-Albania border region · 8925 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Plav, Montenegro · 8927 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8933 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8936 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.513 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.811 km ENE of Dragash, Kosovo · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.3Montenegro-Albania border region · 8938 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.715 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8938 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.517 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8938 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.817 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8938 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8938 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.012 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8938 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.114 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3zt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.