Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 222.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.447 and latitude 64.669.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.2 km
Coordinates	64.669, -17.447
UTC time	2014-08-24 00:09:53.910

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	222.0 km
Kopavogur	223.6 km
Hafnarfjordur	226.3 km
Inverness	1067.1 km
Aberdeen	1174.0 km
Ålesund	1187.3 km
Greenock	1191.9 km
Perth	1193.6 km
Stirling	1202.3 km
Dundee	1202.6 km
Londonderry	1213.5 km
Paisley	1213.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-08-25 05:46 UTC

294.0 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-08-25 03:38 UTC

306.4 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-06-01 13:45 UTC

191.5 km

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

273.9 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

293.8 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

303.3 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

301.4 km

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