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USGS usc000st92

31 Oct 2014, 21:32

119 km S of Akureyri, Iceland

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10.4 km depth.

Depth10.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km S of Akureyri, Iceland?

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64.621000, -17.777000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000st92
Coordinates
64.621, -17.777
Network
us
Significance
385