M2.3 earthquake 51 km WSW of Florø, Norway
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of Florø, Norway on Mon, Nov 24, 1986, 2:14 AM GMT+1 (01:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 17 km ESE of Hardbakke, Norway. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-24 01:14:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.485° N, 4.094° E
- Region
- Norway
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.238 km NNW of Hardbakke, Norway · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.714 km NNW of Lindås, Norway · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.517 km ESE of Hardbakke, Norway · 14517 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.439 km W of Florø, Norway · 14509 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030bj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.