M6.0 earthquake - 89 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 89 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen on 26 Oct 1936, 23:05 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.