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2008 Iceland earthquake

2008 CE · Iceland, Europe · Disaster

2008 Iceland earthquake
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The 2008 Iceland earthquake was a doublet earthquake that struck on 29 May at 15:46 UTC in southwestern Iceland. The recorded magnitudes of the two main quakes were 5. 9 Mw and 5. 8 Mw, respectively, giving a composite magnitude of 6. 1 Mw. There were no human fatalities, but injuries were reported and a number of sheep were killed.

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