M5.1 earthquake 9 km NW of Plav, Montenegro
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Plav, Montenegro on Thu, Jan 4, 2018, 11:46 AM GMT+1 (10:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-04 10:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.660° N, 19.862° E
- Region
- Montenegro
- Felt reports
- 9
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 19.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 237°, dip 47°, rake -48°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 4°, dip 57°, rake -125°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 18°
- Stations used
- 132
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000c0lz (also filed as iscgem611835667). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.