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M 5.3 - 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland

Magnitude 5.3, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 19 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC
First saved by us: 19 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 20 October 2026
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Source classification: M5.3 · reviewed

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First saved record · 19 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC

Saved by us

19 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 5.3 - 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 19 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u3ct",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 5.3 - 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-19T14:44:24.015Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-19T14:59:53.040Z",
  "place": "116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u3ct",
  "coordinates": [
    -17.5136,
    64.5774
  ],
  "magnitude": 5.3,
  "depth": 10,
  "severity": "M5.3",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 5.3, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "846292a088acac60d92cc8fbdbecdbc9cf78e9a21f50477744daaa2e0779b0a8"
}

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