M6.1 earthquake - 145 km SSE of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 145 km SSE of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen on 21 Feb 2008, 02:46 UTC at a depth of 12 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.