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Recorded earthquakes in Denmark

GEUS' Earthquake Portal provides information on all recorded earthquakes in Denmark. The data are extracted from GEUS' earthquake database and are updated daily. As a result, the timing, locations, and magnitudes of events may change as new data are added and existing events are revised. Continuous quality control is carried out, aiming to identify and remove explosions – typically related to military exercises or the removal of old munitions. Therefore, the list may change over time, and some uncertainty may be associated with the determination of epicentres and depths.

The portal displays information for each earthquake, including the time of occurrence (year, month, day, hour, minute, second) in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the geographical location and depth of the epicentre, and the local magnitude measured on the Richter scale.

Earthquake data can be exported from the portal according to the defined zoom level and map extent.

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Date (Creation)
2025-05-20
Identifier
dk.geus: / earthquake_denmark
Presentation form
Digital map
Purpose
GEUS is responsible for monitoring and recording earthquakes and other seismic activity in Denmark and Greenland. Data from the Danish and Greenlandic seismograph networks are used to locate both local and distant earthquakes. GEUS’ data also contribute to international efforts in earthquake and nuclear test monitoring, improving the accuracy of global event locations. Furthermore, the seismic data support research and advisory services across a broad range of seismological disciplines, both nationally and internationally.
Status
On going
Point of contact
  Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland - Peter Voss
Øster Voldgade 10 , København , 1350 K , Danmark
Point of contact
  Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland - Tine Larsen
Point of contact
  Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland - Trine Dahl-Jensen
Publisher
  Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - Christian Brogaard Pedersen
Maintenance and update frequency
Daily
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geology, Earthquakes, Seismology
Keywords
Access constraints
Intellectual property rights
Use constraints
Intellectual property rights
Other constraints
The dataset can be used freely, with specific licensing agreements governing its usage. Free for non-commercial use. For commercial applications, permission must be obtained from GEUS.
Other constraints
Conditions for re-use of data https://data.geus.dk/geusmap/terms_20140620.pdf
Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
100000
Distance
-1  m
Metadata language
dan
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
  • Location
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Reference system identifier
EPSG / https://epsg.io/25832
Geometric object type
Point
Distribution format
  • WMS ( 1.1.0 )

Distributor
  Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland - GIS-Support
Øster Voldgade 10 , København , 1350 K , Danmark
OnLine resource
Recorded earthquakes in Denmark ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

GEUS' Earthquake portal contains all registered earthquakes across Denmark, extracted from GEUS' earthquake database.

OnLine resource
Earthquakes and seismology ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

GEUS is responsible for monitoring and registration of earthquakes and other seismic activities in Denmark and Greenland.

OnLine resource
Webservice ( OGC:WMS-1.1.1-http-get-capabilities )

Web service for the dataset

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
This field has no significance
Pass
No
Statement
EITHER data processing history for GEUS Data OR reference to Data source for foreign data
File identifier
38176720-bb29-4e8d-889c-eddad17a0545 XML
Metadata language
dan
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-05-21T16:09:38
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003 / ISO 19139:2007
Point of contact
  Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland - Metadata contact person
Øster Voldgade 10 , København , 1350 K , Danmark
 
 

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