M4.7 earthquake Svalbard region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Svalbard region on Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC (12:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-06 12:50:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 76.148° N, 7.169° E
- Region
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 75
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000teq9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.