A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 105 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland (65 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -17.0859 West, latitude 64.7442 North, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rk65. Id of event: us6000rk65. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 16:46:30 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/10/25 / 2025-10-29 16:46:30 / October 29, 2025 @ 4:46 pm.

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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