- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 11, 1961 CE
- Location:
- North Atlantic Ocean and Iceland
- Magnitude:
- 7.19 Mw
- Depth:
- 22 km
Other earthquake records of 1961 CE
- Ethiopia, Karakore · Mw 6.2 · 160 deaths
- Iran, Dehkuyeh, Khaneh, Lar, Shagheb, Nokhriz, Bighu · Mw 6.4 · 61 deaths
- Colombia, Eje Cafetero · Ms 6.8 · 23 deaths
- Italy, Sicily · 15 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast · M 7.3 · 10 deaths
- Iran · 5 deaths
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1961 North Atlantic Ocean and Iceland earthquake (Mw 7.2) (1961 CE) happen?
- June 11, 1961 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.