Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: usp0000ehr
Location
79 km ESE of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Country: Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Date & Time
Jan 18, 1976
4:46 AM Z
Depth
33.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
77.8710, 18.6360
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
79 km ESE of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Coordinates: 77.8710°, 18.6360° • Depth: 33.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- ms
- Recorded On
- January 18, 1976 at 4:46 AM
- Last Updated
- April 27, 2022 at 5:21 PM
- Timeline
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