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USGS us20008uql

26 Mar 2017, 02:07

185 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 185 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland?

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67.816200, -18.670800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20008uql
Coordinates
67.8162, -18.6708
Network
us
Significance
416