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M6.9 earthquake, Montenegro, 1979-04-15

MagnitudeM6.9ms

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1979-04-15 06:19

Rank in 197910 / 86among M6+

Rank since 19001857 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

6 km E of Stari Bar, Montenegro · 42.10, 19.21

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1979 M6.9M6.9

1967 M6.7M6.7

1931 M6.7M6.7

1911 M6.6M6.6

1905 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1967-11-30	1967-11-30 07:23	20 km	6 km NW of Lukovo, North Macedonia
M6.0 1963-07-26	1963-07-26 04:17	15 km	0 km NE of Krušopek, North Macedonia
M6.1 1962-03-18	1962-03-18 15:30	26 km	4 km N of Patos, Albania
M6.2 1962-01-11	1962-01-11 05:05	15 km	4 km ENE of Baška Voda, Croatia
M6.2 1962-01-07	1962-01-07 10:03	15 km	4 km SW of Tu?epi, Croatia
M6.2 1960-05-26	1960-05-26 05:10	20 km	11 km SSW of Maliq, Albania
M6.2 1959-09-01	1959-09-01 11:37	20 km	9 km E of Lushnjë, Albania
M6.2 1942-12-29	1942-12-29 03:42	15 km	2 km SE of Grabovci, Croatia
M6.7 1931-03-08	1931-03-08 01:50	10 km	3 km SW of Kuklis, North Macedonia
M6.2 1931-03-07	1931-03-07 00:16	15 km	5 km NNE of Valandovo, North Macedonia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.