This preliminary study aims to investigate a M w 6.3 earthquake that occurred in South
Iceland on Thursday 29 May 2008 at 15: 45 UTC. The epicentre was in the Olfus District …

The South Iceland earthquake sequence in June 2000 is discussed using available
recordings from the Icelandic Strong-motion Network. The two largest events in the …

In June 2000 two earthquakes with magnitude 6.6 (Ms) occurred in the central part of the
South Iceland seismic zone (SISZ). They were immediately followed by seismic activity …

The impact of the June 2000 South Iceland earthquakes has been assessed applying data
collected in field surveys and strong-motion recordings from the Icelandic Strong-Motion …

In May 2008 a shallow M w 6.3 earthquake struck South Iceland with an epicentre close to
two small towns. Nearly 5000 low-rise residential buildings were affected. The recorded …

Abstract On April 6 th, 2009, at 3: 32 am local time, a M w 6.3 earthquake struck the Abruzzo
region in Italy. This earthquake killed 305 people, with a further 1,500 people injured and …

In June 2000 two M w 6.5 earthquakes occurred in South Iceland and in May 2008 an M w
6.3 quake struck in the same area. High PGAs (> 0.6 g) were registered in all cases. The …

At 15: 45 UTC on 29 May 2008 a Mw6. 3 earthquake occurred in the western part of the
South Iceland Seismic Zone (SISZ). Preliminary results indicate that the first motion …

The objective of this paper is to describe strong-motion monitoring and accelerometric
recordings in Iceland. Furthermore, to point out some basic properties of the tectonic …

This study analyses the performance of residential buildings in the town of Hveragerði in
South Iceland during the 29 May 2008 Mw 6.3 Ölfus Earthquake. The earthquake occurred …