M4.5 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 119 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland on 23 Feb 2019, 21:24 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Akureyri, about 119 km away in Northeast, Iceland.