A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 276 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (171 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/25 / 2025-11-16 05:03:58 / November 16, 2025 @ 5:03 am. The temblor was detected at 05:03:58 / 5:03 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000rfk2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000rfk2. Exact location, longitude 4.4962° East, latitude 79.448° North, depth = 10 km.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 276 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

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