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USGS usp000jr55

30 Aug 2012, 14:43

89 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 89 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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71.441000, -10.605000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.7

120 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.56

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M 6.5

90 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.5

34 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.43

16 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

M 6.4

33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jr55
Coordinates
71.441, -10.605
Network
us
Significance
711