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Iceland · Earthquake archives 2026

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events10
Largest magnitudeM 5.4
M6+0
M7+0
Average depth10.0 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan1Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun1Jul1Aug2Sep3Oct1Nov0Dec0
January1 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0February0 Events— · M6+ 0March0 Events— · M6+ 0April0 Events— · M6+ 0May1 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0June1 EventsMax M4.8 · M6+ 0July1 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0August2 EventsMax M4.4 · M6+ 0September3 EventsMax M4.5 · M6+ 0October1 EventsMax M4.7 · M6+ 0November0 Events— · M6+ 0December0 Events— · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 5.4113 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2026-07-28 05:36:39 UTCView event →
M 5.3114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2026-01-31 11:54:50 UTCView event →
M 4.9268 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2026-05-31 00:54:00 UTCView event →
M 4.8117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2026-06-13 20:14:13 UTCView event →
M 4.7105 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2026-10-05 17:28:24 UTCView event →
M 4.5Iceland region10.0 km2026-09-26 02:52:55 UTCView event →
M 4.447 km SW of Sandgerði, Iceland10.0 km2026-08-25 03:38:10 UTCView event →
M 4.3Iceland region10.0 km2026-09-27 10:57:07 UTCView event →
M 4.233 km SW of Sandgerði, Iceland10.0 km2026-08-25 05:46:08 UTCView event →
M 4.0Iceland region10.0 km2026-09-27 19:22:10 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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