Montenegro earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km ESE of Pljevlja, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Pljevlja, Montenegro on Wed, Oct 9, 2002, 4:50 PM GMT+2 (14:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-10-09 14:50:33 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.330° N, 19.491° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8748 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.012 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro · 8746 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.610 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8744 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.79 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8740 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.320 km NNW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8728 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.56 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8726 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.511 km ENE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8724 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.520 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8716 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.411 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.89 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8709 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.014 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8709 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.612 km SSW of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8757 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8763 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8767 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be3x. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.