Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 203.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.768 and latitude 64.490.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	64.490, -17.768
UTC time	2023-10-04 16:11:59.831

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-10-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	203.0 km
Kopavogur	204.4 km
Hafnarfjordur	206.8 km
Inverness	1065.3 km
Aberdeen	1174.0 km
Greenock	1187.4 km
Perth	1191.1 km
Stirling	1198.9 km
Dundee	1200.7 km
Ålesund	1202.5 km
Londonderry	1205.0 km
Paisley	1209.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

254.0 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

273.3 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

282.9 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

280.8 km

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