| Magnitude | 5.4 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | 80.205, -1.091 |
| UTC time | 2009-03-05 12:17:26.250 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, March 5, 2009 Earthquake
The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 12:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1293.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -1.091 and latitude 80.205.
| Location | north of Svalbard |
| Country | north of Svalbard |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2009-03-05
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Tromsø | 1293.9 km |
| Bodø | 1504.8 km |
| Severomorsk | 1553.5 km |
| Murmansk | 1558.3 km |
| Monchegorsk | 1661.2 km |
| Apatity | 1706.5 km |
| Kirovsk | 1707.2 km |
| Rovaniemi | 1710.9 km |
| Kandalaksha | 1736.1 km |
| Luleå | 1766.1 km |
| Skellefteå | 1843.1 km |
| Oulu | 1866.9 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.3
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Unknown · 2026-02-13 11:19 UTC
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M 4.1
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M 4.2
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2025-05-07 17:09 UTC
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M 4.6
Greenland Sea
Unknown · 2025-04-01 00:09 UTC
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M 4.5
Greenland Sea
Unknown · 2024-11-21 01:42 UTC
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M 5.7
Greenland Sea
Unknown · 2024-11-20 14:43 UTC
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M 4.3
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2024-08-31 14:03 UTC
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M 4.2
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2024-05-03 05:26 UTC
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