QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us10006dgd
USGS us10006dgd
12 Aug 2016, 21:47
north of Svalbard
A magnitude 5 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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84.024600, -1.516500
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Event ID
us10006dgd
Coordinates
84.0246, -1.5165
Network
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Significance
385