M6.4 earthquake - 98 km NNW of Siglufjörður, Iceland

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 98 km NNW of Siglufjörður, Iceland on 23 Aug 1921, 20:17 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 160 km away in Northeast, Iceland.