Montenegro earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro on Thu, Aug 29, 2002, 6:24 AM GMT+2 (04:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-08-29 04:24:15 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.057° N, 18.939° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8794 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8792 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.99 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8792 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.94 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.57 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.17 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8771 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8767 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.76 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8767 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8763 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.612 km SSW of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8757 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.55 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8757 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.611 km ESE of Pljevlja, Montenegro · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8753 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8748 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.610 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8744 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.210 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.79 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8740 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.710 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8739 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8800 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.910 km S of Gori?ani, Montenegro · 8805 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.85 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8810 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.52 km NE of Crni?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8818 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.720 km E of Nikšić, Montenegro · 8821 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.912 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.318 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.314 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.910 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.56 km NW of Risan, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000baum. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.