Earthquake details

Thursday, September 16, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Thursday, September 16, 1976 at 04:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1669.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 0.251 and latitude 84.234.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 84.234, 0.251
UTC time 1976-09-16 04:28:23.940
Location north of Svalbard
Country north of Svalbard
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-09-16

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