M1.7 earthquake 1 km SSE of Bergen, Norway
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Bergen, Norway on Mon, Feb 16, 1987, 1:53 PM GMT+1 (12:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 49 km W of Rubbestadneset, Norway. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-16 12:53:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.380° N, 5.338° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.049 km W of Rubbestadneset, Norway · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.614 km W of Rosendal, Norway · 14457 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.53 km NE of Knappskog, Norway · 14453 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.08 km S of Manger, Norway · 14449 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.320 km N of Lonevåg, Norway · 14448 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.26 km SSE of Eidfjord, Norway · 14447 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.016 km NNW of Sauda, Norway · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.67 km W of Manger, Norway · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.320 km W of Storebø, Norway · 14441 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.218 km W of Storebø, Norway · 14441 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.820 km NW of Dale, Norway · 14439 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.416 km NE of Hardbakke, Norway · 14435 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.89 km SSW of Manger, Norway · 14434 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.113 km NNE of Lindås, Norway · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.313 km NNE of Lindås, Norway · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.19 km W of Manger, Norway · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.114 km WNW of Fitjar, Norway · 14417 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.121 km NW of Dale, Norway · 14414 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032ht. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.