Earthquake details

Sunday, July 27, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iceland on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 23:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Reykjavik (Iceland - IS), about 227.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.273 and latitude 64.543.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	64.543, -17.273
UTC time	2025-07-27 23:40:01.998

Location	Reykjavik
Country	Iceland (IS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2025-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Reykjavik	227.3 km
Kopavogur	228.8 km
Hafnarfjordur	231.2 km
Inverness	1051.4 km
Aberdeen	1158.8 km
Greenock	1175.8 km
Perth	1177.8 km
Ålesund	1178.8 km
Stirling	1186.4 km
Dundee	1186.9 km
Londonderry	1197.1 km
Paisley	1197.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Hafnarfjordur

Iceland · 2026-03-23 18:45 UTC

278.4 km

M 4.2

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 17:25 UTC

297.7 km

M 4.4

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2026-03-23 16:30 UTC

307.2 km

M 4.3

Reykjavik

Iceland · 2025-09-12 20:04 UTC

305.1 km

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