Montenegro earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km ENE of Spuž, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Spuž, Montenegro on Sat, Nov 9, 2002, 4:31 PM GMT+1 (15:31 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-11-09 15:31:34 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.560° N, 19.323° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8725 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.39 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8723 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.520 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8718 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.22 km ESE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8714 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.411 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.89 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8711 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.014 km N of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8711 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.811 km WSW of Shkodër, Albania · 8710 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8709 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.518 km SE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.78 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8706 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.913 km SSE of Pukë, Albania · 8704 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.77 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8701 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.58 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8697 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSE of Šavnik, Montenegro · 8689 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.619 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8687 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.520 km E of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8679 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.37 km SSW of Lezhë, Albania · 8726 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.56 km E of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8728 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.320 km NNW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8730 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.39 km SE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8731 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.716 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8738 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.710 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8740 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.79 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.210 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8742 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.610 km S of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8746 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.012 km ESE of Plav, Montenegro · 8747 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.124 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8748 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8750 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.916 km SW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8754 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bh79. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.