Earthquake details

Saturday, October 6, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Reykjanes Ridge on Saturday, October 6, 1934 at 00:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur, about 730.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.644 and latitude 59.374.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 59.374, -31.644
UTC time 1934-10-06 00:19:39.270
Location Reykjanes Ridge
Country Reykjanes Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1934-10-06

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