M6.5 earthquake near Reykjavík, Capital Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 25 km E of Selfoss, Iceland on 17 Jun 2000, 15:40 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 Reykjavík, about 71 km away in Capital Region, Iceland.