Earthquake details

Sunday, September 30, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Sunday, September 30, 1984 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 216.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.503 and latitude 64.527.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	64.527, -17.503
UTC time	1984-09-30 23:31:55.840

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	216.2 km
Kopavogur	217.6 km
Hafnarfjordur	220.1 km
Inverness	1058.4 km
Aberdeen	1166.4 km
Greenock	1181.8 km
Perth	1184.6 km
Ålesund	1189.8 km
Stirling	1192.8 km
Dundee	1193.9 km
Londonderry	1201.5 km
Paisley	1203.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

267.3 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

286.7 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

296.2 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

294.1 km

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