A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Olonkinbyen in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Event id: us6000rex4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rex4. Global time and date of event 05/10/25 / 2025-10-05 09:08:15 / October 5, 2025 @ 9:08 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -7.9169° West, latitude 71.1768° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 09:08:15 / 9:08 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Olonkinbyen (c. 0 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Olonkinbyen (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (c. 3 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 40 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
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