Montenegro earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Nikši?, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Nikši?, Montenegro on Sat, Feb 21, 2004, 10:29 PM GMT+1 (21:29 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 12 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia. 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
2004-02-21 21:29:33 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.800° N, 18.880° 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 usp000cms7. 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
71°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km WNW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8258 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.64 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8251 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.22 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8251 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.519 km NNW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8251 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8249 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.811 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8248 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8248 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.96 km SSE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8248 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.619 km SE of Pljevlja, Montenegro · 8245 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.012 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8245 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.610 km W of Koplik, Albania · 8242 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.711 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8239 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.112 km SSW of Gori?ani, Montenegro · 8239 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.219 km E of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8237 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8236 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8236 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.514 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8236 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.415 km SW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8235 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.010 km NNE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8235 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.610 km E of Cavtat, Croatia · 8232 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.912 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8230 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.815 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.213 km SSW of Priboj, Serbia · 8228 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 4.812 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8228 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.313 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8227 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.710 km NNW of Igalo, Montenegro · 8227 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.89 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8226 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.83 km SE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8214 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.112 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 8206 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.511 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 8205 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.03 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8205 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 3.311 km ESE of Metkovi?, Croatia · 8205 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.56 km NNE of ?iba?a, Croatia · 8204 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.93 km WNW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8203 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.92 km WSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8202 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 3.113 km SSE of Tasov?i?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8202 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.313 km N of Podgora, Croatia · 8202 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.213 km SSW of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8202 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.612 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8201 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.012 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 8200 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.79 km SE of Cavtat, Croatia · 8260 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.212 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8263 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 8270 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.87 km WNW of Pljevlja, Montenegro · 8275 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.25 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8276 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.57 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8276 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.15 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8278 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.07 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.75 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8281 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8281 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.35 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8281 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8281 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.95 km NNW of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8285 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.715 km NE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8286 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cms7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.