A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Ulcinj in Montenegro on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/01/25 / 2025-01-24 13:39:00 / January 24, 2025 @ 1:39 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pm1c. Unique identifier: us6000pm1c. The temblor was reported at 13:39:00 / 1:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 19.316° East, 41.8071° North, depth 10 km.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Peqin, Tivat, Rrogozhinë. Close country/countries that might be effected, Albania (c. 2 987 000 pop), Montenegro (c. 667 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Tirana (c. 374 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Podgorica (c. 136 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Durrës (c. 122 000 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Shkodër (c. 88 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Kavajë (c. 29 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Laç (c. 24 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 15 km SSE of Ulcinj, Montenegro.
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