Montenegro earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km W of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Thu, Mar 20, 2003, 2:58 AM GMT+1 (01:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km NNW of Krujë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-03-20 01:58:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.932° N, 19.117° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km ENE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8587 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.318 km NE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8584 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.2Albania · 8581 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.510 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8578 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.720 km WSW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8563 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.512 km NE of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.44 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8555 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.112 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8555 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.512 km W of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8555 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.310 km ESE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8552 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.55 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8548 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.34 km NNW of Krujë, Albania · 8548 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.36 km N of Krujë, Albania · 8548 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.74 km ESE of Kavajë, Albania · 8536 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.42 km SSW of Kamëz, Albania · 8599 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.96 km S of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8602 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.313 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8609 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.81 km SSW of Spuž, Montenegro · 8610 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.49 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8610 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8611 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.612 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8612 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.312 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8617 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.46 km S of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8619 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.46 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8619 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.76 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8619 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.42 km W of Koplik, Albania · 8620 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.16 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8621 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.60 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8621 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.43 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8622 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.14 km NW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.05 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNW of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.5Montenegro-Albania border region · 8623 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.97 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8623 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bt2g. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.