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USGS iscgem16958186

6 May 1912, 18:59

67 km E of Selfoss, Iceland

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 67 km E of Selfoss, Iceland?

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64.044000, -19.633000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem16958186

Coordinates

64.044, -19.633

Network

iscgem

Significance

713