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.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 85.729, 22.694
UTC time 2020-02-18 07:29:39.013
Location north of Svalbard
Country north of Svalbard
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-02-18

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