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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	25.3 km
Podgorica	38.7 km
Nikšić	78.4 km
Durrës	88.4 km
Trebinje	98.8 km
Tirana	99.4 km
Deçan	101.6 km
Kavajë	105.4 km
Gjakova	105.6 km
Peja	108.7 km
Dragash	119.6 km
Prizren	127.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-10-29 13:19 UTC	105.5 km
M 4.0 Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-05-22 22:52 UTC	83.3 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	106.6 km

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