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USGS usp000htt3

29 Jan 2011, 06:55

75 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.2 mwc earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km E 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.

70.931000, -6.657000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.26

127 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.14

58 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.07

150 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.04

89 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.6

206 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 5.5

51 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000htt3
Coordinates
70.931, -6.657
Network
us
Significance
591