Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 13:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 205.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.763 and latitude 64.591.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 8.2 km
Coordinates 64.591, -17.763
UTC time 2014-12-17 13:58:50.390
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-17

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