Earthquake details

Saturday, October 11, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Jan Mayen Island region on Saturday, October 11, 1930 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik, about 919.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.234 and latitude 71.744.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 71.744, -13.234
UTC time 1930-10-11 03:06:25.000
Location Jan Mayen Island region
Country Jan Mayen Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-10-11

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