Earthquake details

Thursday, May 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Montenegro on Thursday, May 24, 1979 at 17:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Podgorica (Montenegro - ME), about 46.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 18.752 and latitude 42.255.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	8.0 km
Coordinates	42.255, 18.752
UTC time	1979-05-24 17:23:18.200

Location	Podgorica
Country	Montenegro (ME)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Podgorica	46.9 km
Nikšić	59.8 km
Trebinje	60.9 km
Shkodër	66.1 km
Durrës	119.0 km
Deçan	130.2 km
Peja	134.0 km
Tirana	136.0 km
Kavajë	136.5 km
Gjakova	138.9 km
Mostar	143.6 km
Istok	154.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-10-29 13:19 UTC	79.7 km
M 4.0 Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-05-22 22:52 UTC	42.5 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	79.6 km

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