M6.0 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Siglufjörður, Iceland on 21 Jun 2020, 19:07 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Akureyri, about 83 km away in Northeast, Iceland.