Earthquake details

Sunday, May 17, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 19:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1573.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -8.628 and latitude 82.517.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 82.517, -8.628
UTC time 2009-05-17 19:24:20.100
Location north of Svalbard
Country north of Svalbard
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-17

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