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USGS us6000nwi8

4 Oct 2024, 12:42

219 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 December 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 219 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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70.652500, -14.641100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nwi8
Coordinates
70.6525, -14.6411
Network
us
Significance
385