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Svalbard and Jan Mayen earthquakes in 1986
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1986. The largest: M5.3 north of Svalbard, Oct 8, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
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Where every quake of 1986 was located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.855 km NNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.8240 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 5.3north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.8north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.8north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.8237 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.654 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.5167 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.7166 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.7239 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.6117 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.5272 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.9245 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.7north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.8north of Svalbard · 10 km deep
- 4.7251 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.6244 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.5255 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 10 km deep
- 4.6247 km WSW 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 1986 | 5 | 4.8 | north of Svalbard |
| February 1986 | 1 | 4.7 | north of Svalbard |
| March 1986 | 0 | ||
| April 1986 | 0 | ||
| May 1986 | 4 | 4.9 | 245 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| June 1986 | 2 | 4.7 | 166 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| July 1986 | 1 | 4.6 | 54 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| August 1986 | 0 | ||
| September 1986 | 1 | 4.8 | 237 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| October 1986 | 3 | 5.3 | north of Svalbard |
| November 1986 | 1 | 4.8 | 240 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| December 1986 | 1 | 4.8 | 55 km NNW of Olonkinbyen, 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.