Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Svalbard and Jan Mayen on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 03:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Svalbard and Jan Mayen - SV), about 744.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.370 and latitude 70.337.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 70.337, -15.370
UTC time 2023-05-16 03:08:57.581
Location 254 km WSW of Olonkinbyen
Country Svalbard and Jan Mayen (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2023-05-16

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.5
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M 5.2
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M 4.8
225 km W of Olonkinbyen
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