Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: iscgemsup888668
Location
240 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Country: Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Date & Time
Sep 8, 1956
6:08 PM Z
Depth
15.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
76.8030, 8.1560
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
240 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Coordinates: 76.8030°, 8.1560° • Depth: 15.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- September 8, 1956 at 6:08 PM
- Last Updated
- May 9, 2022 at 7:57 PM
- Timeline
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