M4.4 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 116 km S of Akureyri, Iceland on 20 May 2017, 20:32 UTC at a depth of 6 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 117 km away in Northeast, Iceland.