Montenegro earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km W of Sutomore, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km W of Sutomore, Montenegro on Wed, Aug 27, 2003, 3:45 PM GMT+2 (13:45 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km E of Koplik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-27 13:45:03 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.142° N, 19.015° 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 usp000c62a. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8421 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.712 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8418 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.22 km SW of Bijela, Montenegro · 8412 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8412 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.62 km N of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8409 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.013 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8394 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.516 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8389 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.012 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8387 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.611 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8387 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.08 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.511 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8386 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.68 km SW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.611 km SSW of Tivat, Montenegro · 8386 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.17 km NNE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8383 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.613 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8449 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.220 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8457 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.76 km E of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8459 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, Albania · 8463 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 8464 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c62a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.