Montenegro earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km E of Podgorica, Montenegro on Sat, Aug 31, 2002, 7:42 PM GMT+2 (17:42 UTC), 19 km (12 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-08-31 17:42:42 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.447° N, 19.319° 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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km W of Milot, Albania · 8795 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8793 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.99 km NNE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8793 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.112 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8792 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.94 km WNW of Budva, Montenegro · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.46 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8790 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.212 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.89 km SE of Koplik, Albania · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8777 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.310 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8772 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.17 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8772 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.913 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8768 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.76 km S of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8767 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.311 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8764 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.014 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8764 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.12 km ESE of Junik, Kosovo · 8762 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.612 km SSW of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8758 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.55 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8758 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.611 km ESE of Pljevlja, Montenegro · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8754 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8749 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.124 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8747 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.012 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro · 8746 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.610 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8745 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.210 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.79 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.710 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8739 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.716 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.313 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.913 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8801 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.910 km S of Gori?ani, Montenegro · 8806 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.914 km SE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.112 km ENE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8806 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.713 km W of Pukë, Albania · 8806 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.98 km ESE of Vukatanë, Albania · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.912 km S of Vukatanë, Albania · 8809 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.74 km NNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.312 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8810 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.85 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8811 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.720 km E of Nikšić, Montenegro · 8822 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.912 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.318 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.910 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8823 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.56 km NW of Risan, Montenegro · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.810 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb0g. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.