M6.0 earthquake - 34 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen on 21 May 2000, 19:58 UTC at a depth of 10 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.