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Earthquakes in Iceland: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Iceland, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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30 days4
12 months12
LargestM 6.5
avg_depth9.0 km
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Iceland

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index23/100Low
Current 30 days0
Historical monthly median1.0
Historical percentileP23
M5+ in 30 days0
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendbelow the historical median (-100%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 7 days1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 4.7
Last 30 days4M4.5+ 2 · M6+ 0Max M 4.7
Last 365 days12M4.5+ 8 · M6+ 0Max M 5.4
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d2
Monthly reference0.7
Relative activity×3.0
Historical maximumM 6.5

Strongest in 30 days : M 4.7 · 105 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland

Recent earthquakes — Iceland

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

4 events

Seismic activity

Iceland · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Iceland · 30 days

Country activity: Iceland

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Iceland from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Höfn202 USGS referencesAkureyri111 USGS referencesGrindavík87 USGS referencesVogar32 USGS referencesSiglufjörður26 USGS referencesÁlftanes21 USGS referencesSandgerði10 USGS referencesNorðurþing10 USGS referencesHafnarfjörður10 USGS referencesLaugar7 USGS referencesSelfoss6 USGS referencesVestmannaeyjar4 USGS referencesGarður3 USGS referencesReykjanesbær2 USGS referencesKeflavík2 USGS referencesHvolsvöllur2 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.7105 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2026-10-05 17:28:24 UTCView event →
M 4.0Iceland region10.0 km2026-09-27 19:22:10 UTCView event →
M 4.3Iceland region10.0 km2026-09-27 10:57:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5Iceland region10.0 km2026-09-26 02:52:55 UTCView event →
M 4.233 km SW of Sandgerði, Iceland10.0 km2026-08-25 05:46:08 UTCView event →
M 4.447 km SW of Sandgerði, Iceland10.0 km2026-08-25 03:38:10 UTCView event →
M 5.4113 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2026-07-28 05:36:39 UTCView event →
M 4.8117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2026-06-13 20:14:13 UTCView event →
M 4.9268 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2026-05-31 00:54:00 UTCView event →
M 5.3114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2026-01-31 11:54:50 UTCView event →
M 5.0284 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2025-12-09 10:12:35 UTCView event →
M 5.4107 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2025-10-29 16:46:29 UTCView event →
M 5.3104 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2025-07-27 23:40:01 UTCView event →
M 4.5Iceland region10.0 km2025-07-22 05:06:22 UTCView event →
M 4.923 km W of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2025-05-24 14:21:52 UTCView event →
M 4.652 km NNW of Norðurþing, Iceland10.0 km2025-05-14 05:20:51 UTCView event →
M 4.752 km N of Norðurþing, Iceland10.0 km2025-05-13 04:02:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3117 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2025-05-05 21:14:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5118 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2025-04-15 01:43:45 UTCView event →
M 4.67 km SSW of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2025-04-01 16:58:32 UTCView event →
M 4.99 km WNW of Grindavík, Iceland4.4 km2025-04-01 16:56:59 UTCView event →
M 5.26 km NW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2025-04-01 16:54:52 UTCView event →
M 5.1115 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2025-02-22 21:04:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2115 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2025-01-14 08:05:21 UTCView event →
M 4.5123 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2025-01-14 07:47:26 UTCView event →
M 5.1110 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2024-12-08 01:49:44 UTCView event →
M 5.1117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2024-10-06 17:56:26 UTCView event →
M 5.1108 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2024-09-03 16:31:15 UTCView event →
M 5.3119 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2024-04-21 06:37:19 UTCView event →
M 4.7115 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2024-03-18 00:45:47 UTCView event →
M 4.5125 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2024-01-17 14:14:46 UTCView event →
M 4.5111 km W of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2024-01-11 06:53:21 UTCView event →
M 4.77 km E of Garður, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-11 04:53:32 UTCView event →
M 4.65 km SE of Reykjanesbær, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 23:41:40 UTCView event →
M 4.54 km NNE of Keflavík, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 22:36:23 UTCView event →
M 4.62 km WSW of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 21:51:20 UTCView event →
M 5.03 km WSW of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 20:53:10 UTCView event →
M 4.62 km SSW of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 20:18:22 UTCView event →
M 4.59 km S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 19:50:45 UTCView event →
M 4.81 km WSW of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 19:45:17 UTCView event →
M 4.68 km WSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 19:37:45 UTCView event →
M 4.58 km ESE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 19:17:54 UTCView event →
M 4.90 km ENE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 19:12:04 UTCView event →
M 4.63 km W of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:52:07 UTCView event →
M 4.63 km WSW of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:50:28 UTCView event →
M 4.59 km SSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:48:31 UTCView event →
M 4.74 km W of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:46:44 UTCView event →
M 4.55 km S of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:35:01 UTCView event →
M 4.58 km NNE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:31:46 UTCView event →
M 4.55 km ESE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:24:58 UTCView event →
M 5.33 km SSE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:09:00 UTCView event →
M 4.52 km W of Keflavík, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:06:07 UTCView event →
M 4.611 km SW of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 18:02:59 UTCView event →
M 5.25 km NNE of Grindavík, Iceland5.0 km2023-11-10 18:00:55 UTCView event →
M 4.58 km NE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 17:58:27 UTCView event →
M 4.53 km E of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 17:45:57 UTCView event →
M 4.54 km NNE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 17:38:57 UTCView event →
M 4.87 km NE of Garður, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 17:30:38 UTCView event →
M 4.82 km E of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-10 16:56:29 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km WSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-09 01:24:14 UTCView event →
M 4.64 km SSE of Vogar, Iceland5.7 km2023-11-09 00:46:08 UTCView event →
M 4.66 km ESE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-03 04:25:44 UTCView event →
M 4.522 km NNW of Hvolsvöllur, Iceland10.0 km2023-11-03 03:51:20 UTCView event →
M 4.61 km W of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2023-10-25 08:18:43 UTCView event →
M 5.2106 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2023-10-24 22:19:46 UTCView event →
M 5.0126 km W of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2023-10-04 16:11:59 UTCView event →
M 4.5191 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland10.0 km2023-08-06 14:26:31 UTCView event →
M 4.7110 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2023-07-28 23:55:46 UTCView event →
M 5.29 km SW of Álftanes, Iceland5.0 km2023-07-09 22:22:59 UTCView event →
M 4.59 km ENE of Vogar, Iceland2.3 km2023-07-05 22:43:13 UTCView event →
M 4.57 km SSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2023-07-05 17:53:19 UTCView event →
M 4.5Iceland10.0 km2023-07-05 08:21:36 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km SSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2023-07-05 07:46:57 UTCView event →
M 4.534 km ESE of Hvolsvöllur, Iceland10.0 km2023-05-04 09:52:49 UTCView event →
M 5.2114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2023-02-21 08:41:03 UTCView event →
M 4.6182 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland10.0 km2023-02-14 01:45:15 UTCView event →
M 4.943 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2022-10-16 23:36:48 UTCView event →
M 4.546 km WSW of Sandgerði, Iceland10.0 km2022-10-16 23:34:12 UTCView event →
M 4.552 km NNW of Norðurþing, Iceland10.1 km2022-09-10 02:45:09 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km NW of Norðurþing, Iceland10.0 km2022-09-08 13:32:03 UTCView event →
M 4.658 km NNW of Nor?ur?ing, Iceland10.0 km2022-09-08 05:07:42 UTCView event →
M 4.657 km NNW of Norðurþing, Iceland10.0 km2022-09-08 04:49:23 UTCView event →
M 5.256 km NNW of Norðurþing, Iceland10.0 km2022-09-08 04:01:03 UTCView event →
M 4.5218 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland10.0 km2022-09-03 19:17:21 UTCView event →
M 5.01 km SSE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland10.0 km2022-08-02 02:27:05 UTCView event →
M 4.810 km SW of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland10.0 km2022-08-01 23:31:18 UTCView event →
M 4.59 km WSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2022-08-01 06:27:35 UTCView event →
M 5.43 km SSE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2022-07-31 17:48:00 UTCView event →
M 4.8120 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2022-07-24 13:45:44 UTCView event →
M 4.571 km ENE of Borgarnes, Iceland10.0 km2022-06-23 22:12:08 UTCView event →
M 4.7128 km W of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2022-05-28 08:06:18 UTCView event →
M 4.514 km NNW of Hveragerði, Iceland10.0 km2022-05-14 16:56:33 UTCView event →
M 4.9121 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2022-02-22 10:11:22 UTCView event →
M 4.5Iceland region10.0 km2022-01-02 13:56:37 UTCView event →
M 4.6Iceland region10.0 km2022-01-02 12:30:30 UTCView event →
M 4.6Iceland region10.0 km2022-01-02 12:18:33 UTCView event →
M 4.516 km W of Seltjarnarnes, Iceland10.0 km2021-12-24 21:38:26 UTCView event →
M 4.68 km WSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2021-12-24 15:03:24 UTCView event →
M 4.89 km SSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2021-12-22 09:23:12 UTCView event →
M 5.063 km E of Selfoss, Iceland10.0 km2021-11-11 13:21:41 UTCView event →
M 4.7180 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 13:03:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5170 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 12:06:36 UTCView event →
M 5.2190 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 10:40:27 UTCView event →
M 4.5181 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 10:19:22 UTCView event →
M 4.7180 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 01:25:53 UTCView event →
M 4.7174 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 00:55:31 UTCView event →
M 4.8168 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 00:51:11 UTCView event →
M 4.6172 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 00:33:44 UTCView event →
M 4.5179 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland10.0 km2021-08-01 00:18:19 UTCView event →
M 4.8129 km W of Höfn, Iceland10.0 km2021-07-27 22:12:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9Iceland region10.0 km2021-04-18 15:17:18 UTCView event →
M 5.39 km SW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-14 14:15:26 UTCView event →
M 4.59 km SE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-14 12:34:38 UTCView event →
M 4.60 km S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-13 01:34:35 UTCView event →
M 4.55 km SSW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-12 07:43:05 UTCView event →
M 5.19 km SW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-10 03:14:40 UTCView event →
M 5.311 km ENE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-07 02:01:28 UTCView event →
M 4.79 km SSW of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-04 08:54:09 UTCView event →
M 4.78 km ENE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-02 03:05:34 UTCView event →
M 4.95 km SW of Álftanes, Iceland10.0 km2021-03-01 16:35:48 UTCView event →
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