Montenegro earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Fri, Dec 19, 2003, 12:56 AM GMT+1 (23:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km N of Koplik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-18 23:56:11 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.972° N, 19.281° 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 usp000cfh8. 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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8321 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.214 km ESE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8313 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.88 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8310 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8310 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 8307 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.37 km W of Klos, Albania · 8305 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.611 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8303 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.26 km NNW of Sutomore, Montenegro · 8301 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8297 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.111 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8297 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.710 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.616 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.612 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8296 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.512 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8294 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.54 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8290 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.413 km SE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8284 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.35 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.75 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.07 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.15 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8277 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.57 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8276 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.25 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8275 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.65 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 8270 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.216 km N of Peshkopi, Albania · 8268 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.04 km ENE of Kamëz, Albania · 8266 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8323 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8327 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8328 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.94 km NNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.0Albania · 8333 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8335 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.70 km NW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.24 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.55 km E of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8336 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.315 km S of Klos, Albania · 8336 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.74 km NNW of Krrabë, Albania · 8336 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.32 km NW of Tirana, Albania · 8336 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.410 km SSW of Klos, Albania · 8336 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.611 km E of Krujë, Albania · 8336 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.512 km NNW of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8338 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.69 km ESE of Cetinje, Montenegro · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.914 km SSW of Bar, Montenegro · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.84 km NNE of Burrel, Albania · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.29 km N of Rrogozhinë, Albania · 8349 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfh8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.