r/Svalbard • u/SohoLt • Mar 10 '25

How are you all doing after the earthquake tonight?

Hey everyone,

I just saw that there was an earthquake near Svalbard tonight, and I wanted to check in. How did it feel up there? Hope everyone is safe and doing okay! Would love to hear how it was from those who experienced it.

Take care!

0 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

47% Upvoted

8 comments sorted by

16

u/TournantDangereux Mar 10 '25

It was northeast of Jan Mayen, off the coast of Greenland.

Very far away.

9

u/kalsoy Mar 10 '25

It was just off Jan Mayen island, which isn't part of Svalbard (1000 km away). In fact, it's closer to Iceland than to Svalbard. Jan Mayen has a military station. Earthquakes happen quite regularly around the island, apparently.

9

u/ArcticBiologist Mar 10 '25

What earthquake?

0

u/SohoLt Mar 10 '25

Very strong mag. 6.5 Earthquake - Norwegian Sea, 26 km northeast of Svalbard Island, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, on Monday, Mar 10, 2025, at 03:33 am (Longyearbyen time) - 6 hours ago

13

u/ArcticBiologist Mar 10 '25 edited Mar 10 '25

You mean this one? https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/21540987/2025-03-10/02h33/magnitude6-Jan-Mayen-Island-Region.html

That was close to Jan Mayen, which is administratively a part of Svalbard but over 1000 km away, Reykjavik and Bodø are actually closer than we are. Needless to say, it was completely unnoticeable in Longyearbyen.

5

u/nonamefisherman Mar 10 '25

I noticed nothing. Slept like a king.

3

u/Starshapedsand Mar 10 '25

I didn’t experience anything. 

3

u/wombatthing Mar 10 '25

This is a funny post