Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 3, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Reykjanes Ridge on Wednesday, November 3, 1965 at 07:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur, about 830.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.993 and latitude 58.373.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 13.0 km
Coordinates 58.373, -31.993
UTC time 1965-11-03 07:57:33.740
Location Reykjanes Ridge
Country Reykjanes Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-11-03

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