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USGS us10006jwi

3 Sept 2016, 07:55

43 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5 mb 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 43 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.

71.018400, -7.558700

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5

147 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.1

139 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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 5.3

33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006jwi
Coordinates
71.0184, -7.5587
Network
us
Significance
385