Earthquake details

Thursday, June 2, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Thursday, June 2, 1977 at 14:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 149.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.026 and latitude 63.674.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	63.674, -19.026
UTC time	1977-06-02 14:55:31.900

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hafnarfjordur	149.3 km
Reykjavik	149.6 km
Kopavogur	149.6 km
Inverness	1059.0 km
Greenock	1168.4 km
Londonderry	1168.8 km
Aberdeen	1174.7 km
Perth	1181.0 km
Stirling	1184.8 km
Paisley	1191.1 km
Dundee	1193.1 km
Glasgow	1194.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

187.4 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

201.7 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

210.8 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

207.7 km

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