Earthquake details

Sunday, February 20, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Sunday, February 20, 1944 at 19:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 205.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -23.116 and latitude 65.904.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 65.904, -23.116
UTC time 1944-02-20 19:32:01.260
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1944-02-20

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