Montenegro earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km E of Ulcinj, Montenegro on Tue, May 4, 2004, 8:29 PM GMT+2 (18:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-04 18:29:55 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.918° N, 19.362° 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 usp000cu62. 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
265°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8181 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.211 km ENE of Burrel, Albania · 8170 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.02 km NNW of Tirana, Albania · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.811 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8166 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.513 km SSE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8165 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.314 km SSW of Kukës, Albania · 8164 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.120 km SW of Kukës, Albania · 8158 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.81 km WNW of Risan, Montenegro · 8157 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Fushë-Arrëz, Albania · 8156 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.517 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8153 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.117 km NNE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8148 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.713 km NE of Shëngjin, Albania · 8148 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.96 km ENE of Petrovac na Moru, Montenegro · 8144 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.39 km NE of Bulqizë, Albania · 8144 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.911 km E of Plav, Montenegro · 8142 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.26 km SSE of Krrabë, Albania · 8140 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.28 km NNW of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8139 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.212 km WNW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8137 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.53 km ESE of Kamëz, Albania · 8132 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.42 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8130 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.44 km E of Krrabë, Albania · 8129 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.79 km ENE of Kurbnesh, Albania · 8127 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.97 km SW of Klos, Albania · 8127 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km NE of Koplik, Albania · 8189 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.211 km NW of Shëngjin, Albania · 8191 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.26 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.612 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8202 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.83 km SE of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 8215 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cu62. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.