Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.4

ID: iscgemsup891637

Location

251 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Country: Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Date & Time

Apr 24, 1953

2:09 AM Z

Depth

15.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

76.9400, 7.0370

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

251 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Coordinates: 76.9400°, 7.0370° Depth: 15.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
April 24, 1953 at 2:09 AM
Last Updated
May 9, 2022 at 8:11 PM