Montenegro earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Žabljak, Montenegro

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Žabljak, Montenegro on Tue, May 18, 2004, 12:29 PM GMT+2 (10:29 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Serbia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-18 10:29:06 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.195° N, 19.147° 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 usp000cvf2. 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
141°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.418 km N of Osje?enik, Serbia · 8171 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.52 km SW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8171 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.14 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.08 km E of Fo?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8169 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.8Serbia · 8166 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.811 km WNW of Danilovgrad, Montenegro · 8165 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.611 km NNE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8162 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.81 km WNW of Risan, Montenegro · 8156 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.517 km S of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8152 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.02 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8133 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.712 km NW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8133 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.81 km SSW of Nevesinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8132 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.78 km SE of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8132 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.711 km WSW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8130 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.64 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8174 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.013 km NW of Žabljak, Montenegro · 8176 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.712 km ENE of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8179 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.29 km WSW of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8179 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.320 km NNE of Osje?enik, Serbia · 8183 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.620 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8185 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.012 km SSW of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8194 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.86 km SSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8194 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.26 km ENE of Tuzi, Montenegro · 8196 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.816 km N of Bile?a, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8196 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.52 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8196 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.15 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.54 km W of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.64 km SE of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.33 km WSW of Plužine, Montenegro · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.612 km ESE of Nikši?, Montenegro · 8201 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvf2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.