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USGS iscgem769213

8 Sept 1972, 12:34

76 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.359000, -10.337000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem769213

Coordinates

71.359, -10.337

Network

iscgem

Significance

605