170 km W of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 170 km W of Longyearbyen, 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.

78.300000, 8.158000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000eqm6

Coordinates

78.3, 8.158

Network

Significance

400