Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 28, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Wednesday, December 28, 1977 at 20:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 227.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.291 and latitude 64.598.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	64.598, -17.291
UTC time	1977-12-28 20:32:40.800

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	227.6 km
Kopavogur	229.1 km
Hafnarfjordur	231.7 km
Inverness	1056.2 km
Aberdeen	1163.2 km
Ålesund	1179.7 km
Greenock	1181.0 km
Perth	1182.7 km
Stirling	1191.4 km
Dundee	1191.8 km
Paisley	1202.6 km
Londonderry	1202.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

279.0 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

298.6 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

308.1 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

306.1 km

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