Montenegro earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km NNW of Sutomore, Montenegro

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Sutomore, Montenegro on Fri, Jan 9, 2004, 8:21 PM GMT+1 (19:21 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km E of Koplik, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

Bar forecastMore in Montenegro

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-09 19:21:20 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.197° N, 19.029° 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 usp000chhb. 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
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8301 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.79 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8300 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.710 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.616 km SE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8299 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.612 km SSE of Gusinje, Montenegro · 8299 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.512 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8297 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.54 km NNE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8293 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8284 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.35 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8284 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.66 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8283 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.75 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8283 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.07 km ENE of Koplik, Albania · 8283 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.15 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8280 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.57 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.25 km E of Koplik, Albania · 8279 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.65 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro · 8273 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.212 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8265 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.79 km SE of Cavtat, Croatia · 8263 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.56 km WNW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8261 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.56 km WNW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8261 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.59 km E of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8254 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.519 km NNW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8254 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.811 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8251 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.911 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8251 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.96 km SSE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8250 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.610 km W of Koplik, Albania · 8245 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km ENE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8307 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.2Montenegro-Albania border region · 8310 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.112 km SSW of Vukatanë, Albania · 8313 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.88 km N of Koplik, Albania · 8314 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.310 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.016 km NW of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8323 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.74 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8324 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.06 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.910 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8326 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.34 km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8330 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.99 km N of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8332 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.713 km ESE of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8333 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.94 km NNW of Ulcinj, Montenegro · 8333 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away

Earthquakes todayMontenegro earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chhb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.