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USGS us6000dwye

27 Mar 2021, 06:59

161 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5.2 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 161 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.

71.377900, -4.472000

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M 5.3

80 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.3

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M 5.3

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M 5.1

70 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.1

88 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5

169 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dwye
Coordinates
71.3779, -4.472
Network
us
Significance
416