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M6.5 earthquake, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, 2025-03-10

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2025-03-10 02:33

Rank in 202540 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19004711 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

34 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 71.18, -8.17

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2012 M6.8M6.8

2018 M6.7M6.7

1923 M6.6M6.6

1975 M6.5M6.5

2025 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2018-11-09	2018-11-09 01:49	10 km	120 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.8 2012-08-30	2012-08-30 13:43	14 km	89 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.2 2011-01-29	2011-01-29 06:55	15 km	75 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.0 2004-04-14	2004-04-14 23:07	12 km	38 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.0 2000-05-21	2000-05-21 19:58	10 km	34 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.0 1988-12-13	1988-12-13 04:01	10 km	45 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.5 1975-04-16	1975-04-16 01:27	13 km	90 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.3 1972-09-08	1972-09-08 11:34	10 km	76 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.1 1971-03-23	1971-03-23 09:26	15 km	58 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.4 1951-06-06	1951-06-06 16:10	15 km	33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.