Earthquake details

Thursday, September 4, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Thursday, September 4, 1924 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 30.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -22.557 and latitude 64.099.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 64.099, -22.557
UTC time 1924-09-04 16:01:20.830
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1924-09-04

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