Earthquake details

Saturday, January 25, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Saturday, January 25, 1986 at 09:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 372.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -27.132 and latitude 61.702.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	61.702, -27.132
UTC time	1986-01-25 09:39:46.170

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hafnarfjordur	372.3 km
Kopavogur	376.6 km
Reykjavik	379.0 km
Inverness	1365.0 km
Londonderry	1369.1 km
Galway	1423.5 km
Ballymena	1428.9 km
Greenock	1429.6 km
Paisley	1453.8 km
Craigavon	1454.1 km
Irvine	1456.6 km
Glasgow	1460.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-08-25 05:46 UTC

309.9 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-08-25 03:38 UTC

295.7 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-06-01 13:45 UTC

403.6 km

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

325.7 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

303.9 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

295.4 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

295.8 km

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