Earthquake details

Thursday, January 8, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 18:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 204.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.773 and latitude 64.561.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.5 km
Coordinates	64.561, -17.773
UTC time	2015-01-08 18:47:12.930

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-01-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	204.2 km
Kopavogur	205.7 km
Hafnarfjordur	208.3 km
Inverness	1070.7 km
Aberdeen	1178.9 km
Greenock	1193.4 km
Perth	1196.6 km
Ålesund	1202.7 km
Stirling	1204.6 km
Dundee	1206.1 km
Londonderry	1211.8 km
Paisley	1215.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

255.7 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

275.4 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

284.9 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

282.9 km

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