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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000an3f
USGS usp000an3f

26 Aug 2001, 19:28

Greenland Sea

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Greenland Sea?

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79.863000, 2.671000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.4

296 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.5

Greenland Sea

M 5.2

285 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

201 km W of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.7

Greenland Sea

M 5

284 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000an3f
Coordinates
79.863, 2.671
Network
us
Significance
449