Earthquake details

Saturday, August 6, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Montenegro on Saturday, August 6, 1966 at 05:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Podgorica (Montenegro - ME), about 44.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 18.812 and latitude 42.229.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.229, 18.812
UTC time	1966-08-06 05:51:58.690

Location	Podgorica
Country	Montenegro (ME)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Podgorica	44.0 km
Shkodër	60.5 km
Nikšić	61.5 km
Trebinje	66.1 km
Durrës	114.0 km
Deçan	126.2 km
Peja	130.4 km
Tirana	130.6 km
Kavajë	131.6 km
Gjakova	134.3 km
Mostar	148.7 km
Istok	150.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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