| Magnitude | 5.6 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 12.2 km |
| Coordinates | 85.927, 29.802 |
| UTC time | 1973-11-09 15:09:34.930 |
Earthquake details
Friday, November 9, 1973 Earthquake
The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Friday, November 9, 1973 at 15:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1822.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.802 and latitude 85.927.
| Location | north of Svalbard |
| Country | north of Svalbard |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1973-11-09
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Tromsø | 1822.1 km |
| Severomorsk | 1877.7 km |
| Murmansk | 1888.1 km |
| Monchegorsk | 2003.1 km |
| Kirovsk | 2039.8 km |
| Apatity | 2043.2 km |
| Talnakh | 2082.0 km |
| Kandalaksha | 2090.7 km |
| Bodø | 2095.1 km |
| Noril'sk | 2095.1 km |
| Vorkuta | 2143.5 km |
| Rovaniemi | 2164.0 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.2
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M 4.7
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Unknown · 2023-05-10 22:58 UTC
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M 4.2
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2022-11-10 23:13 UTC
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M 4.2
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2021-11-19 07:08 UTC
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M 4.6
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2021-10-24 17:47 UTC
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M 5.1
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2021-09-06 17:31 UTC
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M 4.1
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2021-07-06 06:28 UTC
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