Earthquake details

Monday, July 9, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Monday, July 9, 1917 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 91.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.132 and latitude 63.841.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 63.841, -20.132
UTC time 1917-07-09 00:21:45.260
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-07-09

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