Montenegro earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro on Mon, Dec 16, 2002, 1:54 AM GMT+1 (00:54 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-16 00:54:14 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.820° N, 19.172° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8689 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.520 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8681 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.57 km SSE of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8670 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.78 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8662 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.011 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8662 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8662 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.413 km ESE of Koplik, Albania · 8659 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.813 km NE of Shkodër, Albania · 8659 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.512 km SE of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8658 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.012 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8655 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.219 km NNW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8654 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.928 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8654 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.78 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.111 km WNW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8650 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.810 km SSE of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.610 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.710 km SSW of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.610 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8650 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.910 km S of Rožaje, Montenegro · 8650 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.210 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.110 km NW of Pe?, Kosovo · 8648 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.811 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania · 8648 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.123 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.31 km ESE of Spuž, Montenegro · 8646 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.711 km NNE of Shkodër, Albania · 8644 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.924 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8644 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.918 km ENE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8643 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.83 km SE of Podgorica, Montenegro · 8640 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.32 km ENE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8638 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 3.27 km SSW of Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8636 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.211 km NW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8633 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.515 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8633 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.517 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8633 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.517 km NE of Dobrota, Montenegro · 8633 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8698 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.514 km NNE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8707 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.78 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8708 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8710 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.811 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.014 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8712 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.89 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8712 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.411 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8712 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.520 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8719 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bksn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.