Earthquake details

Saturday, June 17, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Saturday, June 17, 2000 at 15:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 71.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.487 and latitude 63.966.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	63.966, -20.487
UTC time	2000-06-17 15:40:41.730

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2000-06-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	71.1 km
Kopavogur	71.4 km
Hafnarfjordur	71.6 km
Inverness	1136.9 km
Londonderry	1240.5 km
Greenock	1244.4 km
Aberdeen	1253.2 km
Perth	1258.4 km
Stirling	1261.6 km
Paisley	1267.3 km
Dundee	1270.8 km
Glasgow	1271.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.2

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Iceland · 2025-04-01 16:54 UTC

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M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2024-01-03 10:50 UTC

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M 4.1

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2023-12-18 23:25 UTC

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M 4.7

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2023-11-11 04:53 UTC

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M 4.2

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