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USGS usc000tdak

8 Jan 2015, 18:47

126 km S of Akureyri, Iceland

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 9.5 km depth.

Depth9.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 126 km S of Akureyri, Iceland?

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64.561100, -17.773000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000tdak
Coordinates
64.5611, -17.773
Network
us
Significance
400