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USGS us7000c8gc

30 Oct 2020, 23:46

203 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5.3 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 203 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.467200, -3.306600

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.3

80 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.3

101 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

161 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.5

51 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.5

180 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.1

70 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000c8gc
Coordinates
71.4672, -3.3066
Network
us
Significance
432