Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 21, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Wednesday, June 21, 2000 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 58.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.758 and latitude 63.980.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	63.980, -20.758
UTC time	2000-06-21 00:51:46.880

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2000-06-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	58.0 km
Kopavogur	58.2 km
Hafnarfjordur	58.3 km
Inverness	1149.0 km
Londonderry	1250.6 km
Greenock	1255.8 km
Aberdeen	1265.5 km
Perth	1270.3 km
Stirling	1273.3 km
Paisley	1278.7 km
Glasgow	1282.6 km
Dundee	1282.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Iceland · 2026-06-01 13:45 UTC

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M 4.6

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M 4.9

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-04-01 16:56 UTC

92.2 km

M 5.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-04-01 16:54 UTC

86.4 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2024-01-03 10:50 UTC

64.0 km

M 4.1

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2023-12-18 23:25 UTC

69.5 km

M 4.7

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2023-11-11 04:53 UTC

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M 4.2

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