Earthquake details

Thursday, June 4, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Thursday, June 4, 1998 at 21:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 32.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -21.290 and latitude 63.993.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 63.993, -21.290
UTC time 1998-06-04 21:36:54.190
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-06-04

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