Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 14, 1908 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Wednesday, October 14, 1908 at 14:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1449.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 23.622 and latitude 82.635.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 82.635, 23.622
UTC time 1908-10-14 14:56:14.430
Location north of Svalbard
Country north of Svalbard
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1908-10-14

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