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USGS us7000kvf0

13 Sept 2023, 03:33

220 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 November 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 220 km W 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.

70.648100, -14.652400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000kvf0
Coordinates
70.6481, -14.6524
Network
us
Significance
400