Earthquake details

Saturday, August 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Montenegro on Saturday, August 20, 1966 at 12:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trebinje (Montenegro - ME), about 60.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 18.566 and latitude 42.198.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.198, 18.566
UTC time	1966-08-20 12:05:18.580

Location	Podgorica
Country	Montenegro (ME)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trebinje	60.1 km
Podgorica	63.5 km
Nikšić	71.2 km
Shkodër	79.5 km
Durrës	122.2 km
Kavajë	139.6 km
Mostar	141.7 km
Tirana	142.2 km
Deçan	146.6 km
Peja	150.5 km
Gjakova	154.9 km
Lushnjë	169.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-10-29 13:19 UTC	86.8 km
M 4.0 Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-05-22 22:52 UTC	38.0 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	86.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account