Earthquake details

Saturday, July 16, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Jan Mayen Island region on Saturday, July 16, 1927 at 02:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik, about 774.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.261 and latitude 70.867.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 70.867, -17.261
UTC time 1927-07-16 02:16:08.420
Location Jan Mayen Island region
Country Jan Mayen Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-07-16

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