Earthquake details

Friday, May 16, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Friday, May 16, 1952 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 106.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -23.752 and latitude 63.538.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	63.538, -23.752
UTC time	1952-05-16 14:32:16.230

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1952-05-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hafnarfjordur	106.9 km
Kopavogur	110.6 km
Reykjavik	112.8 km
Inverness	1257.3 km
Londonderry	1326.2 km
Greenock	1350.7 km
Stirling	1373.0 km
Perth	1373.9 km
Paisley	1374.3 km
Ballymena	1378.8 km
Aberdeen	1379.0 km
Glasgow	1379.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

58.9 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

37.5 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

28.3 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

29.6 km

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