An earthquake was felt across large parts of Eastern Norway on Sunday morning, with reports of strong shaking in Oslo and surrounding areas.
The tremor was detected in NRK’s facilities in Marienlyst, near Majorstua in Oslo, where staff reported the building shaking noticeably. Similar shaking was reported in multiple locations across the region.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the EU’s monitoring body for earthquakes, registered the seismic event.
According to Norway’s earthquake monitoring services, no significant seismic activity has been recorded near Oslo in recent years, with the last earthquake of magnitude 4.0 or higher occurring more than a decade ago.
Recent data shows that in the past 24 hours, Oslo County experienced one quake of magnitude 1.0, and since 2025, the area has recorded 66 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.3.
The strongest earthquake recorded in Norway in recent times was a magnitude 5.2 event that occurred 204 kilometers north-west of Bergen at a depth of 10 kilometers.
As of Sunday, April 26, 2026, no further details regarding the magnitude, exact location, or potential impact of the morning tremor have been officially confirmed by seismic authorities.