Earthquake details

Thursday, September 18, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 14:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 235.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.162 and latitude 64.698.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 6.9 km
Coordinates 64.698, -17.162
UTC time 2014-09-18 14:21:48.920
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-09-18

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