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USGS us1000hpim

9 Nov 2018, 01:49

120 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.7 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

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

Published location

Where is 120 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.631200, -11.243100

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M 6.8

89 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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M 6.5

90 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.5

34 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.43

16 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.4

33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hpim
Coordinates
71.6312, -11.2431
Network
us
Significance
693