M5.4 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Siglufjörður, Iceland on 20 Jun 2020, 15:05 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 69 km away in Northeast, Iceland.