Earthquake details

Saturday, February 19, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Saturday, February 19, 1944 at 11:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 74.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -23.341 and latitude 64.366.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 64.366, -23.341
UTC time 1944-02-19 11:35:58.610
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1944-02-19

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