Earthquake details

Thursday, March 28, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Thursday, March 28, 1963 at 00:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 251.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.824 and latitude 66.218.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 66.218, -19.824
UTC time 1963-03-28 00:15:50.990
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-03-28

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