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USGS iscgem813884

5 Dec 1968, 10:44

13 km S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland?

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63.948000, -21.964000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem813884

Coordinates

63.948, -21.964

Network

iscgem

Significance

567