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USGS usc000sxqj

16 Nov 2014, 01:37

122 km S of Akureyri, Iceland

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 5.7 km depth.

Depth5.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 122 km S of Akureyri, Iceland?

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64.596800, -17.677600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000sxqj
Coordinates
64.5968, -17.6776
Network
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Significance
432