Earthquake details

Saturday, July 3, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Saturday, July 3, 1948 at 15:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 55.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -21.070 and latitude 63.747.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 63.747, -21.070
UTC time 1948-07-03 15:45:47.550
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-07-03

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