M6.2 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Dalvík, Iceland on 2 Jun 1934, 13:42 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 39 km away in Northeast, Iceland.