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Earthquake in Iceland today
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No M2.5+ earthquake in Iceland in the last 24 hours The most recent was M5.3 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland, 6 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Iceland today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Iceland in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+
- Last 7 days
- 1 M2.5+
- Last 30 days
- 6 M2.5+
- Largest in 30 days
- M5.3 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland, Oct 19, 2026
- Past 12 months
- 29 M2.5+
- Largest in 12 months
- M5.4 107 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland, Oct 29, 2025
Earthquakes in Iceland today
No earthquake of M2.5 or more has been located in Iceland in the last 24 hours. Over the past 7 days USGS lists 1, and 6 in the past 30 days (all M2.5+).
Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.
Earthquakes in Iceland in the past 7 days
1 M2.5+ earthquake in the past week. 1 was offshore or more than 150 km from a city. The largest was M5.3 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland.
| Local time | UTC | Magnitude | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 14:44 | Oct 19, 14:44 UTC | M5.3 | 10 km | 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland |
Largest earthquakes in Iceland in the past year
USGS located 29 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Iceland in the past 12 months, 0.1% of the 28,885 recorded worldwide, or about 0.6 a week. This week's 1 is above that average. The strongest was M5.4 on Oct 29, 2025 (107 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland).
| Date | Magnitude | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | M5.4 | 10 km | 113 km S of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Oct 29, 2025 | M5.4 | 10 km | 107 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland |
| Oct 19, 2026 | M5.3 | 10 km | 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland |
| Jan 31, 2026 | M5.3 | 10 km | 114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Dec 9, 2025 | M5.0 | 10 km | 284 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| May 31, 2026 | M4.9 | 10 km | 268 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| Sep 26, 2026 | M4.8 | 10 km | Iceland region |
| Jun 13, 2026 | M4.8 | 10 km | 117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Oct 5, 2026 | M4.7 | 10 km | 112 km W of Höfn, Iceland |
| Aug 25, 2026 | M4.4 | 10 km | 45 km SW of Sandgerði, Iceland |
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes in Iceland in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).