M6.4 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland on 13 Jan 1976, 13:29 UTC at a depth of 33 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 87 km away in Northeast, Iceland.