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Svalbard and Jan Mayen earthquakes in 1980
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1980. The largest: M4.8 north of Svalbard, Aug 23, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7257 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.5north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.6187 km W of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.8north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.7north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.8251 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.6289 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.549 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 1 | 4.5 | 49 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| February 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 289 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| March 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | 251 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| April 1980 | 0 | ||
| May 1980 | 0 | ||
| June 1980 | 0 | ||
| July 1980 | 1 | 4.7 | north of Svalbard |
| August 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | north of Svalbard |
| September 1980 | 0 | ||
| October 1980 | 3 | 4.7 | 257 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| November 1980 | 0 | ||
| December 1980 | 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.