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Historic Earthquake
1912 Iceland Earthquake
6 May 1912 · Iceland
On 6 May 1912 at 18:59 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Iceland, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 40 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (mid-ocean ridge).
- Date
- 6 May 1912
- Time
- 18:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Iceland
- Nearest Volcano
- Hekla (16 km)
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth