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USGS us6000nwxc

6 Oct 2024, 18:56

117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 December 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland?

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64.635900, -17.825700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nwxc
Coordinates
64.6359, -17.8257
Network
us
Significance
400