Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 9, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Wednesday, October 9, 1935 at 22:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 50.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -22.366 and latitude 64.541.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 64.541, -22.366
UTC time 1935-10-09 22:08:43.040
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1935-10-09

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