May 14, 1608 Earthquake: Montenegro, Balkans NW

Name: May 14, 1608 Earthquake: Montenegro, Balkans NW
Start: 1608-05-14
Location: Montenegro, Balkans NW

May 14, 1608

An earthquake struck Montenegro, Balkans NW on May 14, 1608.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: May 14, 1608
Place: Montenegro, Balkans NW
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 42.400° N, 18.700° E
Country: Montenegro

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

April 6, 1667, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NWM7.2 · 5,000 deaths · 54 km
April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NWM6.9 · 131 deaths · $2.7 billion · 54 km
June 1, 1905, Shkoder, AlbaniaM6.6 · 120 deaths · $23.8 million · 81 km
November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, AlbaniaM6.4 · 51 deaths · $1.1 billion · 11,000 houses destroyed · 121 km
August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, AlbaniaM6 · 43 deaths · 160 km
November 30, 1967, AlbaniaM6.5 · 18 deaths · $20 million · 179 km
March 18, 1962, AlbaniaM6 · 15 deaths · 180 km
January 7, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM5.9 · 4 deaths · 164 km
September 1, 1959, AlbaniaM6.1 · 2 deaths · 190 km
November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NWM5.3 · 1 death · $38.6 million · 60 km
April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.7 · 1 death · 86 km
May 13, 1984, Dubrovnik, Ljubinje, Croatia, Bosnia and HerzegovinaM5.1 · 1 death · 101 km
January 11, 1962, Croatia, Balkans NWM6.1 · 1 death · 2,290 houses destroyed · 164 km
January 13, 2024, Lushnje, AlbaniaM4.5 · 1 death · 181 km
November 16, 1982, Bier, Berat, Lushnje, Albania, Balkans NW, North MacedoniaM5.5 · 1 death · $5 million · 184 km

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 839.