QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20005d4u
USGS us20005d4u
29 Mar 2016, 11:32
121 km ESE of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is 121 km ESE of Longyearbyen, 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.
77.790000, 20.433700
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What the numbers mean
Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005d4u
Coordinates
77.79, 20.4337
Network
us
Significance
401