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USGS us6000pxvx

10 Mar 2025, 02:33

34 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 34 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.176000, -8.173300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pxvx
Coordinates
71.176, -8.1733
Network
us
Significance
656