Earthquake details

Sunday, January 27, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Jan Mayen Island region on Sunday, January 27, 1918 at 02:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 739.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -0.190 and latitude 71.826.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 71.826, -0.190
UTC time 1918-01-27 02:51:07.310
Location Jan Mayen Island region
Country Jan Mayen Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1918-01-27

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