June 21, 2000 Earthquake: Grimsnes, Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Iceland
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Grimsnes, Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Iceland on June 21, 2000 at 00:51:46 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 21, 2000
- Time
- 00:51:46 UTC
- Place
- Grimsnes, Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Iceland
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 63.980° N, 20.758° W
- Country
- Iceland
The toll
- Damage
- $12 million
- Houses destroyed
- 12
- Houses damaged
- 12
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
About 12 houses destroyed and 24 severely damaged in the Grimsnes region. Water pipes damaged in the Selfoss-Eyrarbakki-Stokkseyri area. Felt in southwestern Iceland and as far north as Isafjordur. (reference #1053)
Reference #1249 lists $20 million damage.
Reference #1250 lists $12 million damage.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1164, Southland,grimsnes, Iceland
- 1013, Sudurland, Iceland
- 1182, Southland, Iceland
- August 26, 1896, Arnessysla, Iceland
- May 29, 2008, Reykjavik, Iceland
- June 17, 2000, Vestmannaeyjar, Hella, Iceland
- April 20, 1706, Selfoss, Iceland
- August 14, 1784, Southland,arnessysla,bangar,sysla, Iceland
- May 6, 1912, Iceland
- July 23, 1929, Iceland
- August 28, 1924, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5566.