Earthquake details

Sunday, April 15, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Montenegro on Sunday, April 15, 1979 at 14:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Podgorica (Montenegro - ME), about 49.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 18.682 and latitude 42.319.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	42.319, 18.682
UTC time	1979-04-15 14:43:06.000

Location	Podgorica
Country	Montenegro (ME)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Podgorica	49.7 km
Trebinje	51.8 km
Nikšić	54.9 km
Shkodër	74.0 km
Durrës	128.0 km
Deçan	134.2 km
Mostar	134.5 km
Peja	137.2 km
Gjakova	144.0 km
Tirana	145.2 km
Kavajë	145.6 km
Istok	156.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-10-29 13:19 UTC	72.5 km
M 4.0 Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-05-22 22:52 UTC	33.5 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	72.2 km

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