Every countrySvalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen earthquakes in 1973
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1973. The largest: M5.7 north of Svalbard, Nov 9, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
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Where every quake of 1973 was located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6north of Svalbard · 12 km deep
- 5.7north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.6139 km WNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 5.0north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.1north of Svalbard · 17 km deep
- 5.1north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.4Svalbard region · 33 km deep
- 5.143 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 4.762 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 4.5126 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 3 | 5.1 | 43 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| February 1973 | 0 | ||
| March 1973 | 1 | 5.4 | Svalbard region |
| April 1973 | 0 | ||
| May 1973 | 0 | ||
| June 1973 | 0 | ||
| July 1973 | 2 | 5.1 | north of Svalbard |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 2 | 5.6 | 139 km WNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| October 1973 | 0 | ||
| November 1973 | 2 | 5.7 | north of Svalbard |
| December 1973 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.