| Magnitude | 5.5 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | 85.729, 22.694 |
| UTC time | 2020-02-18 07:29:39.013 |
Earthquake details
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Earthquake
The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 07:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1791.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 22.694 and latitude 85.729.
| Location | north of Svalbard |
| Country | north of Svalbard |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2020-02-18
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Tromsø | 1791.3 km |
| Severomorsk | 1864.8 km |
| Murmansk | 1874.8 km |
| Monchegorsk | 1989.5 km |
| Kirovsk | 2027.1 km |
| Apatity | 2030.2 km |
| Bodø | 2059.5 km |
| Kandalaksha | 2076.3 km |
| Talnakh | 2130.5 km |
| Rovaniemi | 2141.3 km |
| Noril'sk | 2143.4 km |
| Vorkuta | 2168.6 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2025-02-15 17:33 UTC
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M 4.1
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2024-05-22 02:12 UTC
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M 4.1
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2023-08-19 10:12 UTC
77.0 km
M 4.2
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2022-11-10 23:13 UTC
23.8 km
M 4.3
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2022-11-05 06:17 UTC
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M 4.9
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2021-11-27 22:49 UTC
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M 4.2
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2021-11-19 07:08 UTC
13.9 km
M 5.1
north of Svalbard
Unknown · 2021-09-06 17:31 UTC
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