Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 08:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 211.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.680 and latitude 64.668.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	64.668, -17.680
UTC time	2023-02-21 08:41:03.831

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-02-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	211.2 km
Kopavogur	212.8 km
Hafnarfjordur	215.6 km
Inverness	1075.2 km
Aberdeen	1182.7 km
Ålesund	1198.4 km
Greenock	1199.2 km
Perth	1201.5 km
Stirling	1210.0 km
Dundee	1210.7 km
Londonderry	1219.3 km
Paisley	1220.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

263.3 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

283.3 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

292.8 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

290.9 km

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