Earthquake details

Thursday, May 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Montenegro on Thursday, May 24, 1979 at 20:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Podgorica (Montenegro - ME), about 41.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 18.859 and latitude 42.214.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	42.214, 18.859
UTC time	1979-05-24 20:35:30.400

Location	Podgorica
Country	Montenegro (ME)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Podgorica	41.8 km
Shkodër	56.3 km
Nikšić	62.6 km
Trebinje	69.7 km
Durrës	110.8 km
Deçan	123.0 km
Tirana	126.8 km
Peja	127.4 km
Kavajë	128.3 km
Gjakova	130.7 km
Istok	147.8 km
Dragash	149.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-10-29 13:19 UTC	85.0 km
M 4.0 Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-05-22 22:52 UTC	52.1 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	85.3 km

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