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USGS iscgem912717

2 Feb 1919, 20:03

150 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 150 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

71.583000, -5.052000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem912717
Coordinates
71.583, -5.052
Network
iscgem
Significance
567