A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Olonkinbyen in Svalbard and Jan Mayen on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:30:36 / 2:30 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10/25 / 2025-10-05 14:30:36 / October 5, 2025 @ 2:30 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -7.8291° West, 71.1222° North. Event id: us6000reyq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000reyq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Event epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Olonkinbyen (c. 0 pop). Nearby country/countries, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (c. 3 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Olonkinbyen.

In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 39 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

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