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USGS usp000dun3

6 Jul 2005, 09:24

Jan Mayen Island region

A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Jan Mayen Island region?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

69.004000, -16.637000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.6

209 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.7

209 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.4

254 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.4

245 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.3

254 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

179 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dun3
Coordinates
69.004, -16.637
Network
us
Significance
482