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M6.5 earthquake, Iceland, 2000-06-17

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2000-06-17 15:40

Rank in 200037 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19004497 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

25 km E of Selfoss, Iceland · 63.97, -20.49

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2000-06-17	2000-06-17 15:42	10 km	18 km E of Selfoss, Iceland
M6.5 2000-06-21	2000-06-21 00:51	10 km	12 km ENE of Selfoss, Iceland

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M6.9M6.9

1912 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1987-05-25	1987-05-25 11:31	8 km	52 km NNE of Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
M6.1 1968-12-05	1968-12-05 09:44	10 km	13 km S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
M6.9 1963-03-28	1963-03-28 00:15	10 km	41 km W of Siglufjörður, Iceland
M6.2 1934-06-02	1934-06-02 13:42	10 km	19 km SW of Dalvík, Iceland
M6.3 1929-07-23	1929-07-23 18:43	10 km	1 km ESE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
M6.8 1912-05-06	1912-05-06 18:59	15 km	67 km E of Selfoss, Iceland

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.