Earthquake details

Friday, November 8, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Friday, November 8, 1968 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 191.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.991 and latitude 64.453.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	64.453, -17.991
UTC time	1968-11-08 16:11:14.620

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-11-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	191.8 km
Kopavogur	193.2 km
Hafnarfjordur	195.5 km
Inverness	1070.8 km
Aberdeen	1180.2 km
Greenock	1191.7 km
Perth	1196.3 km
Stirling	1203.7 km
Dundee	1206.1 km
Londonderry	1207.6 km
Ålesund	1213.2 km
Paisley	1213.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

242.6 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

261.9 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

271.5 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

269.4 km

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