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USGS usp000fwrw

15 Jan 2008, 06:35

257 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 5 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 257 km WSW 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.

70.225000, -15.324000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fwrw
Coordinates
70.225, -15.324
Network
us
Significance
385