Earthquake details

Monday, September 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Monday, September 16, 2002 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 349.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.456 and latitude 66.938.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 66.938, -18.456
UTC time 2002-09-16 18:48:26.720
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-16

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