Earthquake details

Friday, March 22, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Jan Mayen Island region on Friday, March 22, 1974 at 19:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik, about 795.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.722 and latitude 70.738.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 22.0 km
Coordinates 70.738, -14.722
UTC time 1974-03-22 19:10:27.600
Location Jan Mayen Island region
Country Jan Mayen Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-22

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