Earthquake details

Friday, October 28, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Jan Mayen Island region on Friday, October 28, 1960 at 04:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik, about 957.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -9.134 and latitude 71.292.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 71.292, -9.134
UTC time 1960-10-28 04:18:44.510
Location Jan Mayen Island region
Country Jan Mayen Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-10-28

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