Montenegro earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro on Sun, Apr 18, 2004, 4:47 PM GMT+2 (14:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km ENE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-18 14:47:40 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.722° N, 19.087° 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 usp000csv7. 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
56°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km NNE of Podgora, Croatia · 8200 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.33 km WSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.54 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.15 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8196 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.816 km N of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8196 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.26 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8195 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.86 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8194 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.012 km SSW of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8194 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.211 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8190 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.59 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8188 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.620 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8185 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.911 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8185 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.320 km NNE of Osje?enik, Serbia · 8183 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.29 km WSW of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8179 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.712 km ENE of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8179 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.013 km NW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8176 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.64 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8174 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.811 km WSW of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8172 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.84 km NNE of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8171 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.418 km N of Osje?enik, Serbia · 8171 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.52 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8171 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.14 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.08 km E of Fo?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8169 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.811 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8165 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.611 km NNE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8162 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.81 km WNW of Risan, Montenegro · 8156 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.517 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8152 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 3.96 km ENE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8143 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km WSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8202 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.93 km WNW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8203 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.56 km NNE of ?iba?a, Croatia · 8204 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.03 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8205 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.83 km SE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8213 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.89 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8225 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNW of Igalo, Montenegro · 8226 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.313 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8227 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.812 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8227 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.213 km SSW of Priboj, Serbia · 8227 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.815 km SSE of Prijepolje, Serbia · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8229 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000csv7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.