M2.0 earthquake 16 km NNW of Sauda, Norway
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Sauda, Norway on Fri, Mar 6, 1987, 11:12 AM GMT+1 (10:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 20 km W of Storebø, Norway. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-06 10:12:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.791° N, 6.239° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.08 km SE of Eidfjord, Norway · 14444 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.320 km W of Storebø, Norway · 14442 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.218 km W of Storebø, Norway · 14442 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.114 km WNW of Fitjar, Norway · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.118 km ESE of Jørpeland, Norway · 14415 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 2.26 km SSE of Eidfjord, Norway · 14448 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.53 km NE of Knappskog, Norway · 14454 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.614 km W of Rosendal, Norway · 14457 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.71 km SSE of Bergen, Norway · 14464 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.86 km N of Bergen, Norway · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000331a. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.