Montenegro earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km SSW of Spuž, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Spuž, Montenegro on Tue, Mar 4, 2003, 1:05 AM GMT+1 (00:05 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 20 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-04 00:05:13 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.506° N, 19.191° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000brx1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
65°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.514 km ENE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8589 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.510 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8581 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.113 km SE of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8567 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.720 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8566 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.512 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8563 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.44 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8558 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.112 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8558 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.512 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8558 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.310 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8555 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.315 km NNE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8555 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.612 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.42 km W of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.16 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8624 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.60 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8624 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.43 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8625 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.14 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8626 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8626 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.65 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8626 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.5Montenegro-Albania border region · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.97 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8626 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.77 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8626 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.84 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.94 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.26 km SSE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8627 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.54 km SSE of Mataguži, Montenegro · 8627 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.66 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.73 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.84 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.84 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.67 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8627 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brx1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.