M6.9 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 41 km W of Siglufjörður, Iceland on 28 Mar 1963, 00:15 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 99 km away in Northeast, Iceland.