Earthquake details

Friday, August 29, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Friday, August 29, 2014 at 12:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 228.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.345 and latitude 64.723.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 64.723, -17.345
UTC time 2014-08-29 12:21:49.330
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-29

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