| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | 76.337, 7.023 |
| UTC time | 2023-11-16 09:21:18.864 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, November 16, 2023 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Svalbard and Jan Mayen on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 09:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø (Svalbard and Jan Mayen - SV), about 836.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 7.023 and latitude 76.337.
| Location | 298 km SW of Longyearbyen |
| Country | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (SV) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2023-11-16
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Tromsø | 836.1 km |
| Bodø | 1037.8 km |
| Severomorsk | 1171.6 km |
| Murmansk | 1173.2 km |
| Monchegorsk | 1264.8 km |
| Rovaniemi | 1267.1 km |
| Luleå | 1307.6 km |
| Apatity | 1310.6 km |
| Kirovsk | 1313.2 km |
| Kandalaksha | 1330.6 km |
| Skellefteå | 1380.7 km |
| Oulu | 1417.5 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
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Unknown · 2026-03-12 07:18 UTC
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M 4.9
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Unknown · 2025-10-12 03:13 UTC
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M 4.5
Greenland Sea
Unknown · 2024-12-24 16:27 UTC
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M 4.2
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 2024-10-22 06:29 UTC
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M 4.5
Svalbard region
Unknown · 2024-08-26 15:15 UTC
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M 4.9
253 km SW of Longyearbyen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 2024-07-09 22:21 UTC
48.9 km
M 5.0
256 km SW of Longyearbyen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 2024-07-09 22:20 UTC
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M 4.5
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 2024-06-09 05:41 UTC
38.1 km
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