Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Jan Mayen Island region on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 08:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik, about 589.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.637 and latitude 69.004.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 69.004, -16.637
UTC time 2005-07-06 08:24:41.950
Location Jan Mayen Island region
Country Jan Mayen Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-07-06

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