Moderate earthquake 4.7 magnitude hit near Pljevlja, Montenegro

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Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Montenegro today at 17:04:45.0 UTC (18:04:45 Local time) 6 km south of Pljevlja  and 94 km north from Podgorica (43.31 N ; 19.34 E) with epicenter at depth of 10 km according to EMSC. Seismology Institute of Montenegro (SZCG)  recorded magnitude 4.9 at depth of 8km. We could not find any USGS readings of this event.

 

In this part of the world this magnitude means a moderately dangerous earthquake.
6 km S Pljevlja (pop 26,266) and 94 km N Podgorica (pop 156,985)
Satellite map of the greater epicenter area

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