Tsunami — Montenegro

When

15 Apr 1979

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

42.10° N, 19.21° E

Deaths

131

Injuries

1001

Damage musd

2700

Max water height m

3

Source quake magnitude

6.9

Runups

6

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake in SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia

The 1979 Montenegro earthquake occurred on 15 April at 06:19 UTC with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). It was the most devastating earthquake in SR Montenegro, then part of Yugoslavia, and was mostly felt along the Montenegrin and Albanian coastline. It was also felt in other parts of the country.

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