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USGS usp000aknv

1 Aug 2001, 10:20

157 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 157 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.

71.077000, -13.027000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000aknv
Coordinates
71.077, -13.027
Network
us
Significance
385