Past earthquakes in Jan Mayen: 2021 - list, stats and map

Updated: Feb 1, 2023 02:52 GMT - refresh

Show quakes near me!

See quake list

Quakes in 2021:

1 quake above magnitude 5
1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5
2 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
2 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

In 2021, Jan Mayen was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.2, 1 quake of magnitude 4.1, 2 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 2 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.

Strongest quake: Mag. 5.2 | Norwegian Sea, Svalbard & Jan Mayen -

Earthquake Catalog

Look up past earthquakes in this area by date or date range:

Date	Month	Year

or Date range:
to
Look up quakes!

Show interactive Map

[smaller] [bigger]

Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (7 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Thursday, October 28, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 28, 2021 11:15 am (GMT +2) (Oct 28, 2021 09:15 GMT)	3.4		Norwegian Sea, 74 km east of Olonkinbyen, Jan Mayen	More
Monday, July 19, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 19, 2021 01:54 GMT	2.0		Norwegian Sea, 43 km northeast of Olonkinbyen, Jan Mayen	More
Friday, April 30, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
30 Apr 8:04 pm (GMT +0) (Apr 30, 2021 20:04 GMT)	4.1 10 km		Norwegian Sea, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	More
Saturday, March 27, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 27, 2021 6:59 am (GMT +0) (Mar 27, 2021 06:59 GMT)	5.2 10 km		Norwegian Sea, Svalbard & Jan Mayen 2 reports	More
Mar 27, 2021 06:59 GMT	3.3		152 km northwest of Olonkinbyen, Jan Mayen	More
Friday, February 12, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 12, 2021 23:07 GMT	1.7		Norwegian Sea, 40 km east of Olonkinbyen, Jan Mayen	More
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 26, 2021 18:14 GMT	2.7		Norwegian Sea, Svalbard & Jan Mayen	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.1 x 10¹² joules (1.13 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 976 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

Interactive map

Try our free app!

Android | iOS version

Look up quakes by region or country

Type place name, city, region or country to look up earthquakes:

Search!

or
Check Quakes Near You Select Area On Map

Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our services!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features: