http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21757826.htm(Adds comments from Svalbard resident, Norsar) By Aasa Christine Stoltz OSLO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude -- the biggest in Norwegian history -- jolted the thinly populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said on Thursday.2008-02-21T13:59+0100alertnetenalertnet-c79376dd818486516a902bfd5ffc5730NaturalDisastersJoseBarrosoLeonorRibeiroDaSilvaECnewsPiaAhrenkildeHansenPressRepresentativeshttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NORWAY_ARCTIC_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTOSLO, Norway (AP) -- A magnitude-6.2 earthquake, the largest ever recorded on Norwegian territory, hit off the Arctic Svalbard islands early Thursday, the national seismic monitoring center said. No casualties or damage were reported....2008-02-21T13:40+0100APenAP-9e16d323c5256874eb46ea8dd57ee674NaturalDisastershttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-21-norway-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck in Arctic waters off Norway's Svalbard islands on Thursday, experts ...2008-02-21T13:37+0100usaTodayenusaToday-3e4301e6c9fbf274ed5c343907883fe2http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_eu/norway_arctic_earthquakeAP - A magnitude-6.2 earthquake, the largest ever recorded on Norwegian territory, hit off the Arctic Svalbard islands early Thursday, the national seismic monitoring center said. No casualties or damage were reported.2008-02-21T13:15+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-a3ae825db5a3d7b64ac38eed645d3763http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23269902/An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude — the biggest in Norwegian history — jolted the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said Thursday.2008-02-21T12:47+0100msnbcenmsnbc-0d8c465043ab7eb0b1225f16b6205380NaturalDisastersJoseBarrosoLeonorRibeiroDaSilvaECnewsPiaAhrenkildeHansenPressRepresentativeshttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080221/ap-en-829515a161718a6b7621c145da02e70d.htmlEds: UPDATES with details; ADDS byline ^By DOUG MELLGREN= ^Associated Press Writer= OSLO, Norway (AP) _ The most powerful earthquake recorded in Norwegian territory hit the waters off the Arctic islands of Svalbard early Thursday, the national seismic monitoring center said. No damage was reported.2008-02-21T12:29+0100ap-enenap-en-829515a161718a6b7621c145da02e70dNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21757826.htm(Adds details) By Aasa Christine Stoltz OSLO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude -- the biggest in Norwegian history -- jolted the thinly populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said on Thursday.2008-02-21T11:55+0100alertnetenalertnet-8a5b6b3df8b74110d591ddcdadefd75dNaturalDisastersJoseBarrosoLeonorRibeiroDaSilvaECnewsPiaAhrenkildeHansenPressRepresentativeshttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0221/norway.htmlAn earthquake of 6.2 magnitude jolted the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic last night. The Norsar seismic research institute said it was the biggest earthquake on Norwegian territory in history. The earthquake happened at sea about 10km below the surface, and was felt strongly in Longyearbyen.2008-02-21T11:52+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-91ed66af231e4234b42d2e128fc4c1c7NaturalDisastershttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0221/breaking30.htmAn earthquake of 6.2 magnitude, the biggest in Norwegian history, jolted the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic last night, the Norsar seismic research institute said today.2008-02-21T11:41+0100irishtimesenirishtimes-c9056ff917850db462b978edb51090b9NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080221/ap-en-6ed078bbc2e54bd3f20b5b35e25e6d0f.htmlEds: UPDATES with more details OSLO, Norway (AP) _ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck in Arctic waters off Norway's Svalbard islands on Thursday, experts said. No damage was reported. Senior researcher Conrad Lindholm of the national seismic monitoring center said it was the most powerful earthquake on record in Norway.2008-02-21T11:25+0100ap-enenap-en-6ed078bbc2e54bd3f20b5b35e25e6d0fNaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080221/ap-en-15aee56d6a74603ebeaf802020236aac.htmlMost powerful earthquake recorded in Norway hits waters off Arctic Svalbard archipelago ^Eds: APNewsNow OSLO, Norway (AP) _ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck Arctic waters off Norway's Svalbard islands. No damage has been reported.2008-02-21T11:17+0100ap-enenap-en-15aee56d6a74603ebeaf802020236aacNaturalDisastershttp://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2269271.eceAftenposten.no reported that the research institute NORSAR measured the quake at 6.2 on the Richter Scale, and placed its epicenter at Storfjorden, about 140 kilometers (84 miles) southeast of Longyearbyen. "I think this is the strongest earthquake in Norwegian territory in modern times," Conrad....2008-02-21T11:02+0100aftenposten-enenaftenposten-en-9496a2442dadf50eeb74cba848d3f0dfEnergyNaturalDisastershttp://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Europe&set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=nw20080221110503271C509732Norway's strongest ever earthquake has been recorded in the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago.2008-02-21T10:53+0100StarenStar-955104311bf6c0fb81b151aa01598f7bNaturalDisastershttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/02/21/norway-s-biggest-quake-hits-svalbard-archipelago-89520-20326553/An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude -- the biggest in Norwegian history -- jolted the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said on Thursday.2008-02-21T10:23+0100themirrorenthemirror-728aa2ae2e9a1572d51cce700434143eNaturalDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/21/worldupdates/2008-02-21T141915Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-320701-1&sec=WorldupdatesOSLO (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude -- the biggest in Norwegian history -- jolted the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said on Thursday.2008-02-21T10:09+0100thestarenthestar-4fa29b152ff734ec4b4d72a052a8136cNaturalDisastershttp://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL2173668320080221?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNewsOSLO (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude -- the biggest in Norwegian history -- jolted the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said on Thursday.2008-02-21T09:56+0100reutersenreuters-7f9b6ce0d4a52d6138efef2476a695d5NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/080221/reuters-en-c4f0f7e8a738f7933e4e84cff8d0a1f5.htmlOSLO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude -- the biggest in Norwegian history -- jolted the sparsely populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said on Thursday. "This is the biggest earthquake on Norwegian territory in history," the institute said in a statement.2008-02-21T09:49+0100reuters-enenreuters-en-c4f0f7e8a738f7933e4e84cff8d0a1f5NaturalDisastershttp://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=131274The Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard was hit by a major earthquake in the early hours of Thursday morning. The quake measured 6.2 on the Richter scale. The quake is said to be the strongest in Norway in modern times. The epicentre was located to around 140 km south east of Longyearbyen.2008-02-21T08:51+0100norwaypostennorwaypost-469be93cb5d5ee127a6da6505561ee63NaturalDisasters