M3.2 earthquake 8 km S of Bar, Montenegro
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km S of Bar, Montenegro on Tue, Jan 30, 2018, 5:45 AM GMT+1 (04:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km NW of Plav, Montenegro. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-30 04:45:53 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.017° N, 19.100° E
- Region
- Montenegro
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.42 km NW of Plav, Montenegro · 3146 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
- 4.36 km NNW of Milot, Albania · 3131 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cr71. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.