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Svalbard and Jan Mayen earthquakes in 1976
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1976. The largest: M5.9 79 km ESE of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Jan 18, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.5north of Svalbard · 33 km deep
- 5.3north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.6north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.3north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.5north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.5north of Svalbard · 25 km deep
- 5.7north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 5.2187 km WSW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 5 km deep
- 4.9224 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 4.852 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 4.8190 km WSW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.6145 km WNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.6152 km WNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.5281 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 4.723 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 4.5250 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 4.7257 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 33 km deep
- 5.979 km ESE of Longyearbyen, 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 1976 | 1 | 5.9 | 79 km ESE of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| February 1976 | 0 | ||
| March 1976 | 3 | 4.7 | 23 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| April 1976 | 1 | 4.5 | 281 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| May 1976 | 3 | 4.8 | 190 km WSW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| June 1976 | 2 | 4.9 | 224 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| July 1976 | 0 | ||
| August 1976 | 0 | ||
| September 1976 | 7 | 5.7 | north of Svalbard |
| October 1976 | 0 | ||
| November 1976 | 1 | 4.5 | north of Svalbard |
| December 1976 | 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.