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Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Norwegian Sea, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, on Saturday, Mar 27, 2021 at 6:59 am (GMT +0)

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

27 Mar 07:05 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.
27 Mar 07:06: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.2. Epicenter location corrected by 3.4 km (2.1 mi) towards N.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 27, 2021 06:59:57 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 27, 2021 at 6:59 am (GMT +0)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	71.49°N / 4.31°W (Norwegian Sea, Svalbard & Jan Mayen)
Antipode	71.49°S / 175.69°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Jan Mayen (145 km / 90 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	170 km (106 mi) ENE of Olonkinbyen (pop: 14) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds -0.8°C (31 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	4 x 10¹² joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.2	10 km	Jan Mayen Island Region, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	GFZ
5.2	10 km	JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	EMSC
5.3	10 km	Near Tromsø, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	RENASS
5.2	10 km	161 Km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	USGS
5.0	10 km	Jan Mayen Island Region, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	GeoAu

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Ny-Alesund, Spitzbergen, Norway (KBS/IU network) | Distance from quake: 938 km / 583 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ny-Alesund, Spitzbergen, Norway: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (2)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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Wolvega / not felt

Helgoland / not felt

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Apr 30, 2021 20:04 1 year 40 weeks ago	4.1 10 km	Norwegian Sea, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	More

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