Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 22, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Tuesday, October 22, 1974 at 05:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 311.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -26.375 and latitude 62.120.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	62.120, -26.375
UTC time	1974-10-22 05:06:16.200

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hafnarfjordur	311.2 km
Kopavogur	315.5 km
Reykjavik	317.9 km
Inverness	1335.2 km
Londonderry	1353.4 km
Greenock	1406.2 km
Ballymena	1411.8 km
Galway	1417.2 km
Paisley	1430.4 km
Irvine	1434.2 km
Stirling	1435.4 km
Glasgow	1436.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

264.6 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

242.8 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

234.3 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

234.8 km

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