Earthquake details

Sunday, April 15, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Montenegro on Sunday, April 15, 1979 at 06:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Montenegro - ME), about 25.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.209 and latitude 42.096.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 42.096, 19.209
UTC time 1979-04-15 06:19:44.100
Location Podgorica
Country Montenegro (ME)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1979-04-15

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