Earthquake details

Saturday, September 20, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 01:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 232.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.227 and latitude 64.691.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 7.6 km
Coordinates 64.691, -17.227
UTC time 2014-09-20 01:10:14.340
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-09-20

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