Earthquake details

Saturday, July 19, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 13:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur (Iceland - IS), about 337.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -26.746 and latitude 61.966.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	61.966, -26.746
UTC time	2003-07-19 13:13:48.270

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-07-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hafnarfjordur	337.0 km
Kopavogur	341.3 km
Reykjavik	343.6 km
Inverness	1350.6 km
Londonderry	1363.1 km
Greenock	1419.0 km
Ballymena	1422.1 km
Galway	1423.0 km
Paisley	1443.2 km
Irvine	1446.6 km
Craigavon	1448.3 km
Stirling	1448.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

290.2 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

268.5 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

259.9 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

260.4 km

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