Norway earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 17 km ESE of Hardbakke, Norway

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Hardbakke, Norway on Wed, Dec 24, 1986, 10:56 AM GMT+1 (09:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-24 09:56:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.000° N, 5.121° E
Region
Norway
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.439 km W of Florø, Norway · 14509 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.57 km W of Eikelandsosen, Norway · 14481 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.323 km WSW of Florø, Norway · 14479 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.86 km N of Bergen, Norway · 14474 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.71 km SSE of Bergen, Norway · 14463 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km SW of Skogsvågen, Norway · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.714 km NNW of Lindås, Norway · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.238 km NNW of Hardbakke, Norway · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000313x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.