Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 24, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Montenegro on Tuesday, April 24, 1990 at 19:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shkodër (Montenegro - ME), about 32.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 19.131 and latitude 42.129.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	21.2 km
Coordinates	42.129, 19.131
UTC time	1990-04-24 19:30:40.020

Location	Podgorica
Country	Montenegro (ME)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shkodër	32.2 km
Podgorica	36.4 km
Nikšić	73.3 km
Trebinje	91.6 km
Durrës	93.6 km
Deçan	105.6 km
Tirana	106.0 km
Gjakova	110.7 km
Kavajë	110.8 km
Peja	112.0 km
Dragash	126.3 km
Istok	133.0 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	99.7 km
M 4.0 Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina · 2025-05-22 22:52 UTC	75.9 km
M 4.4 Nikšić Montenegro · 2025-05-11 11:46 UTC	100.7 km

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