2000 Iceland earthquakes

2000 Iceland earthquakes
Location of earthquakes
Location of earthquakes
UTC timeDoublet earthquake:    
 A: 2000-06-17 15:40:41
 B: 2000-06-21 00:51:46
ISC event 
 A: 1736604
 B: 1736730
USGS-ANSS 
 A: ComCat
 B: ComCat
Local date17 June 2000 (2000-06-17)
21 June 2000 (2000-06-21)
Magnitude 
 A: 6.5 Mwc[1]
 B: 6.5 Mwc[2]
Depth6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) (17 June)
5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) (21 June)
Epicenter63°58′N 20°22′W / 63.97°N 20.37°W / 63.97; -20.37
63°59′N 20°43′W / 63.98°N 20.71°W / 63.98; -20.71
Max. intensity17 June:
MMI VIII (Severe)
21 June:
MMI IX (Violent)
Casualties3 injured

The 2000 Iceland earthquakes struck southern Iceland on 17 and 21 June. There were no fatalities but three people suffered minor injuries and there was considerable damage to infrastructure.[3] The two earthquakes were the first major seismic activity in Iceland for 88 years.[4] The recorded magnitude of both of the main quakes was 6.5 Mwc.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "M 6.5 Iceland 2000-06-17". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "M 6.5 Iceland 2000-06-21". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ South Iceland Earthquakes 2000: Damage and Strong-Motion Recordings
  4. ^ Ragnar Stefánsson; Gunnar B. Guðmundsson. "The two large earthquakes in the South Iceland seismic zone on June 17 and 21, 2000". Archived from the original on 25 July 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2001.

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