Every countrySvalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen earthquakes in 1981
5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1981. The largest: M5.0 Jan Mayen Island region, Sep 1, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 0 | ||
| February 1981 | 1 | 4.7 | north of Svalbard |
| March 1981 | 0 | ||
| April 1981 | 0 | ||
| May 1981 | 0 | ||
| June 1981 | 1 | 4.9 | 291 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| July 1981 | 0 | ||
| August 1981 | 0 | ||
| September 1981 | 1 | 5.0 | Jan Mayen Island region |
| October 1981 | 0 | ||
| November 1981 | 1 | 4.9 | 298 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| December 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 248 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
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.