MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
Reykjanes Ridge
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Reykjanes Ridge on 19 Sept 2026, 20:24 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 57.12°N
- Time
- 20:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.2
shallow
33.42°W longitude
19 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.2
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 951 tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
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