2008 Iceland earthquake

2008 Iceland earthquake

The 2008 Iceland earthquake was a doublet earthquake that struck on May 29, 2008 at 15:46 UTC in southwestern Iceland. The recorded magnitudes of the two main quakes were 5.9 M_w and 5.8 M_w, respectively, giving a composite magnitude of 6.1M_w.^[1] There were no human fatalities, but 30 injuries were reported and a number of sheep were killed.^[2] The epicenter of the earthquake was between the towns of Hveragerði and Selfoss, about 45 kilometers (28 mi) east-southeast of the capital, Reykjavík. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Iceland since the summer of 2000.^[3]

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