January 4, 2018 Earthquake: Berane, Montenegro, Balkans NW
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Berane, Montenegro, Balkans NW on January 4, 2018 at 10:46:11 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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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
- January 4, 2018
- Time
- 10:46:11 UTC
- Place
- Berane, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.660° N, 19.862° E
- Country
- Montenegro
The toll
- Injuries
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Municipal headquarters for combating the effects of natural disasters in Plav have so far reported significant damage to over 100 houses.
"I can say that over 100 houses have been damaged, seven families have been evacuated from their homes. Most of them, apart from the two families we will be accommodating at the" Rosi "Hotel, are located near their loved ones. to evaluate the value of these damages, "said the president of the municipality Plav Orhan ahmanović.
Earthquake was most felt in the suburban villages, Pepsi and Murina. In Pepsi and in the local center Murina, there is no building and house that is not, to a greater or lesser extent, damaged. There were houses in Murina that had to be evacuated.
The earthquake caused panic in Plav, Gusinje, Andrijevica, Berane, Podgorica and other cities, and it was felt in the surrounding countries.
(all above from reference #11991)
Some buildings damaged in the Plav area. Podgorica, Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro - CDI: 3; Durres, Durres, Albania - CDI: 3; Tirana, Tirana, Albania - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 6, 1667, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NW
- July 26, 1963, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- April 15, 1979, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- June 1, 1905, Shkoder, Albania
- November 26, 2019, Durres, Thumane, Tirana, Albania
- August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, Albania
- November 30, 1967, Albania
- March 18, 1962, Albania
- February 25, 1983, Skopje, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
- November 3, 2010, Kraljevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
- September 1, 1959, Albania
- November 3, 1968, Montenegro, Balkans NW
- April 24, 2002, N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia
- April 22, 2022, Mostar, Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Balkans NW, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 29, 1998, Belgrade, Ljig, Valjevo, Serbia, Balkans NW
More
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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 10292.