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USGS usp000gn6u

7 Nov 2008, 21:40

139 km NW of Olonkinbyen, 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 139 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.688000, -11.817000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5

147 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5

43 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

28 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

46 km NNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.2

46 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.3

33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gn6u
Coordinates
71.688, -11.817
Network
us
Significance
400