Earthquake details

Sunday, September 30, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Sunday, September 30, 1984 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 216.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.503 and latitude 64.527.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 64.527, -17.503
UTC time 1984-09-30 23:31:55.840
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-09-30

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