Nature and Travel | Iceland Monitor | Thu 7 Dec 2017 | 13.21 GMT | Modified at 14.04

Large earthquake detected off Iceland coast

An earthquake of the magnitude 3.9 was detected 538 kilometres North North East of Fontur in North East Iceland. The earthquake was felt in Jan Mayen but not in Iceland. 

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