Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.6

ID: usp00008hc

Location

271 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland

Country: Iceland flag Iceland

Date & Time

Oct 22, 1974

12:06 PM Z

Depth

33.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

62.0870, -26.1700

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

271 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland

Coordinates: 62.0870°, -26.1700° Depth: 33.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
ms
Recorded On
October 22, 1974 at 12:06 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM