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USGS us1000drqf

25 Apr 2018, 01:06

88 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 88 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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70.858700, -6.313100

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.1

70 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5

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M 5

169 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

161 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.3

80 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.3

101 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000drqf
Coordinates
70.8587, -6.3131
Network
us
Significance
400