Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.3

ID: iscgemsup892911

Location

73 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland

Country: Iceland flag Iceland

Date & Time

May 16, 1952

2:32 PM Z

Depth

15.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

63.5380, -23.7520

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

73 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland

Coordinates: 63.5380°, -23.7520° Depth: 15.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
May 16, 1952 at 2:32 PM
Last Updated
May 9, 2022 at 8:17 PM