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06. January 2021 Gjerdrum Landslide: Not triggered by earthquake
On December 30, a terrible landslide resulted in devastating casualties in Ask, Gjerdrum. Worried local citizens told the press about shakings they thought could be an earthquake before the landslide and contacted NORSAR. Based on our cooperation within Europe, we knew that quick clay could liquefy after earthquake although this has not been documented in Norway before.
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10. December 2020 Handover of the Earthquake Report to Mayor Jørgen Vik of Lillestrøm Municipality
On December 10, NORSAR handed the Earthquake Report over to the Mayor of Lillestrøm, Jørgen Vik, accompanied by representatives from the County Governor of Oslo and Viken. The event was executed partly remote, with external representatives on Teams and Romerikes Blad on site.
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27. March 2020 Nytt jordskjelvsoneringskart for Norge
Norge har fått et nytt og digitalt jordskjelvsoneringskart. Det betyr at utbyggere og storsamfunnet til sammen kan spare milliarder av kroner på store utbyggingsprosjekter i årene som kommer.
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23. August 2019 New data sheds further light on description of incidents reported in North-Russia
NORSAR’s analysis of seismic and infrasound data reported two separate events of explosive nature near Archangelsk in North-Russia.
Press contacts
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- Anne Strømmen Lycke
- CEO
- +47 97 79 49 66
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- Arve E. Mjelva
- Deputy CEO / SVP Solutions
- +47 90 20 02 82
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- Volker Oye
- Head of Research / Head of Department Applied Seismology
- +47 93 06 57 16
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Inquiries regarding earthquakes
Du you have questions regarding earthquakes? Send an e-mail to and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
NORSAR's earthquake phone: 90 87 34 84 (Monday - Friday 8:00 - 16:00).
Large earthquakes: 24x7.