Earthquake details

Friday, April 29, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Jan Mayen Island region on Friday, April 29, 1927 at 11:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik, about 651.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.418 and latitude 69.909.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	69.909, -19.418
UTC time	1927-04-29 11:19:57.190

Location	Jan Mayen Island region
Country	Jan Mayen Island region
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1927-04-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	651.5 km
Kopavogur	654.2 km
Hafnarfjordur	659.4 km
Bodø	1384.4 km
Ålesund	1399.1 km
Molde	1413.3 km
Tromsø	1452.4 km
Trondheim	1477.8 km
Bergen	1548.8 km
Nesttun	1556.5 km
Inverness	1563.5 km
Haugesund	1635.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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