Earthquake details

Thursday, August 20, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 06:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 710.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 0.944 and latitude 72.200.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 72.200, 0.944
UTC time 2009-08-20 06:35:04.430
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2009-08-20

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