M5.2 earthquake - 185 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 185 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland on 26 Mar 2017, 01:07 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Akureyri, about 239 km away in Northeast, Iceland.