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USGS usp0003ptn

13 Dec 1988, 04:01

45 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.134000, -7.634000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003ptn
Coordinates
71.134, -7.634
Network
us
Significance
554