Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 20:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 219.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.457 and latitude 64.565.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	7.7 km
Coordinates	64.565, -17.457
UTC time	2014-08-24 20:39:13.580

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	219.1 km
Kopavogur	220.6 km
Hafnarfjordur	223.1 km
Inverness	1059.6 km
Aberdeen	1167.2 km
Greenock	1183.5 km
Perth	1185.8 km
Ålesund	1187.6 km
Stirling	1194.3 km
Dundee	1195.1 km
Londonderry	1203.9 km
Paisley	1205.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-08-25 05:46 UTC

290.7 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-08-25 03:38 UTC

302.8 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-06-01 13:45 UTC

188.3 km

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

270.4 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

289.9 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

299.5 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

297.4 km

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