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USGS us10002mig

30 Jun 2015, 08:40

37 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km E 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.

70.982300, -7.713700

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.3

33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.3

Jan Mayen Island region

M 5.2

28 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

46 km NNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

46 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.4

50 km NNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10002mig
Coordinates
70.9823, -7.7137
Network
us
Significance
432