Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at unknown depth6 Sep 02:22 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.6 Sep 02:42: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 6, 2026 02:13:29 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Sep 6, 2026, at 02:13 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.40Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude70.684°N / 14.628°WSvalbard & Jan MayenSeismic antipode70.684°S / 165.372°E AntarcticaQuality41 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoJan Mayen (240 km / 149 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 6°C (43 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy32 minutes agoSep 6, 2026 02:13 GMT / Sep 6, 2026 02:13 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 70.684 / -14.628: Jan Mayen Island RegionSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.4 / 10 km, GFZ: 4.4 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23340236',70.68400,-14.62800,'32 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Jan Mayen Island Region',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Svalbard and Jan MayenNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Olonkinbyen, a town with 14 inhabitants in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, in 218 km (135 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry218 km (135 mi)E of epicenterOlonkinbyen(pop: 14)II: Very weakJan Mayen, Jan Mayen Svalbard & Jan Mayen272 km (169 mi)W of epicenterScoresby Sound(pop: 531)II: Very weakØstgrønland GreenlandNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-09-6EpicenterAgency4.410 km6.2 mi(*)02:13:29.15±0.33sJAN MAYEN ISLAND REGIONEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.410 km6.2 mi(*)02:13:29Jan Mayen Island Region0.5 km (0.3 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.4310 km6.2 mi(*)02:13:29.15±0.33sJan Mayen Island Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCEpicenter uncertainty: ± 5.4 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 6, 2026 02:13 am (Universal Time)32 minutes ago4.410 km0 km - This quake218 km W of Olonkinbyen, Jan Mayen, Svalbard and Jan MayenMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 6.7 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.41 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 5 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 7.9 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 8.7 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 23 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake