Montenegro earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 20 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Thu, Aug 7, 2003, 7:59 PM GMT+2 (17:59 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km SW of Bijela, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-07 17:59:25 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.857° N, 18.991° 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 usp000c4cc. 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
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8449 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.39 km NE of Rrëshen, Albania · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.52 km W of Sutomore, Montenegro · 8437 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.29 km SW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8421 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.712 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8418 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.22 km SW of Bijela, Montenegro · 8412 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.610 km NNE of Koplik, Albania · 8412 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.62 km N of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8409 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.28 km NNE of Kavajë, Albania · 8409 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.84 km N of Klos, Albania · 8406 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.36 km N of Klos, Albania · 8405 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km E of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8459 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.312 km ENE of Kavajë, Albania · 8463 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.86 km NW of Shkodër, Albania · 8463 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.910 km WNW of Pukë, Albania · 8464 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.310 km ENE of Tirana, Albania · 8467 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.816 km ENE of Shkodër, Albania · 8468 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.510 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8477 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSW of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.94 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8481 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4cc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.