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USGS usc000s7zs

29 Aug 2014, 13:21

111 km S of Laugar, Iceland

A magnitude 5.4 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 111 km S of Laugar, Iceland?

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64.722600, -17.344600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000s7zs
Coordinates
64.7226, -17.3446
Network
us
Significance
449