| Magnitude | 5.5 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | 80.284, -1.832 |
| UTC time | 2009-03-05 19:41:40.700 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, March 5, 2009 Earthquake
The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 19:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1309.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -1.832 and latitude 80.284.
| 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 | 1309.4 km |
| Bodø | 1519.0 km |
| Severomorsk | 1570.0 km |
| Murmansk | 1574.8 km |
| Monchegorsk | 1677.7 km |
| Apatity | 1723.0 km |
| Kirovsk | 1723.7 km |
| Rovaniemi | 1726.9 km |
| Kandalaksha | 1752.6 km |
| Luleå | 1781.5 km |
| Skellefteå | 1858.3 km |
| Oulu | 1882.7 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 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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M 4.1
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2024-04-06 18:01 UTC
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