6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Jan Mayen island in Arctic Ocean
ByAshima Grover
Mar 10, 2025 08:40 AM IST
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake took place in the Jan Mayen Island Region. The depth was 10km, according to USGS.
On March 10 (02:33:14 (UTC), a very strong earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the Jan Mayen Island region, impacting Svalbard and Jan Mayen, which is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) later revised it to 6.5 magnitude.
Earthquake in Jan Mayen Island region.
Earthquake in Jan Mayen Island region.
The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center announced on X/Twitter: “Tsunami Info Stmt: M6.6 Jan Mayen Island Region 2233EDT Mar 9: Tsunami NOT expected; U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coast.”
According to the official news release on tsunami.gov, "There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. east coast, the Gulf of Mexico states, or the eastern coast of Canada." The statement added, “Based on earthquake information and historic tsunami records, the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami.”
According to the USGS update, the earthquake occurred 35.9 km from Olonkinbyen, Jan Mayen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Other nearby places are listed as: Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland; Sortland, Nordland, Norway; Mosfellsbær, Capital Region, Iceland; Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norway.
This is a developing story.
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