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USGS iscgem786547

23 Mar 1971, 10:26

58 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15.2 km depth.

Depth15.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 58 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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70.956000, -7.114000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.2

75 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.07

150 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.04

89 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.26

127 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.6

206 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.5

51 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem786547
Coordinates
70.956, -7.114
Network
iscgem
Significance
580