Magnitude 6.6 ML
6.5 ML Casualties 1 injured | Areas affected Iceland Start date June 17, 2000 | |
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Depth 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi)
5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) Total damage 23 houses destroyed, 44 buildings damaged Similar 2008 Iceland earthquake, 2000 Baku earthquake, 1938 Banda Sea earthquake, 2014 Mae Lao earthquake, 1922 Vallenar earthquake | ||
The 2000 Iceland earthquakes struck southern Iceland on June 17 and 21. There were no fatalities but one person was injured and there was considerable damage to infrastructure. The two earthquakes were the first major seismic activity in Iceland for 88 years.
References
2000 Iceland earthquakes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA