Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 19:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 229.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.292 and latitude 64.669.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 64.669, -17.292
UTC time 2018-01-30 19:24:20.500
Location Reykjavik
Country Iceland (IS)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-30

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