Max magnitude
7.0
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
1360 events tracked
Iceland seismic overview
Iceland earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Iceland, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
10.5 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Iceland earthquakes today
14 recent events
4.9
Moderate
2026-05-31 00:54:00 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-03-23 18:45:31 UTC
Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Earthquake near Hafnarfjordur
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-03-23 17:25:06 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-03-23 16:30:24 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
5.3
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-01-22 10:28:25 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2026-01-11 06:23:06 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-01-01 08:52:29 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
5.4
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2025-10-12 21:59:54 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-09-12 20:04:16 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2025-09-04 10:00:54 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
Earthquake near Reykjavik
10.0 km
5.3
10.0 km
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Activity rhythm
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4 earthquakes
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2 earthquakes
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History
Earthquakes history
79 years
| 1910 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1963 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1912 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 1976 | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1921 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1929 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 1934 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1987 | 6.0 | 4 |
| 1913 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1935 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 1933 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1920 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1936 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 1944 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 75 |
| 2014 | 5.6 | 398 |
| 1996 | 5.6 | 15 |
| 1992 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 1990 | 5.6 | 25 |
| 1974 | 5.6 | 23 |
| 1959 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 1955 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1924 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1917 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1969 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 1994 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1914 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1964 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 25 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 34 |
| 1998 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 1986 | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1979 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 1975 | 5.4 | 25 |
| 1973 | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1952 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 1948 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 80 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 15 |
| 1993 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 1984 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 1980 | 5.3 | 16 |
| 1956 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 145 |
| 2003 | 5.2 | 17 |
| 1991 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 1977 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 1971 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1927 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5.1 | 58 |
| 1989 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 1983 | 5.1 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 17 |
| 2007 | 5.0 | 8 |
| 1995 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 1978 | 4.9 | 23 |
| 2009 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 1997 | 4.8 | 21 |
| 1988 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 1985 | 4.8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 16 |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 9 |
| 1982 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4.3 | 2 |