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USGS usp0000amw

16 Apr 1975, 02:27

90 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.5 ms earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.516000, -10.427000

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M 6.5

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M 6.43

16 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.4

33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.7

120 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.27

76 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000amw
Coordinates
71.516, -10.427
Network
us
Significance
650