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Earthquakes in Northeast

Latest earthquakes in Northeast (Iceland), the strongest recorded, statistics and nearby places.

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Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Recent events in Northeast

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Northeast

Northeast has recorded 798 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M6.4 in 1976.

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Earthquakes

798 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M6.4.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.6117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.7114 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.3135 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.7144 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.4113 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.1132 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.8118 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.1125 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.0123 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.2130 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
Show all (14)
MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.2117 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.3114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.4119 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
4.4127 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
6.437 km ENE of Nordurthing, Iceland33.0 km
6.027 km NNE of Siglufjordur, Iceland10.0 km
5.8141 km N of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.715 km N of Siglufjordur, Iceland10.0 km
5.6136 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.6103 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.6103 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.6117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.5134 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.5135 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland4.0 km
5.5128 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km
5.5131 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland5.0 km
5.5115 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland0.0 km
5.521 km NNE of Siglufjordur, Iceland10.0 km
5.542 km NNW of Siglufjordur, Iceland10.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
202614M5.4
202516M5.4
202411M5.3
202319M5.2
202215M5.2
20217M4.8
202027M6.0
201910M4.5
201816M5.0
201720M5.2
20161M4.6
201550M5.1
2014390M5.6
201310M5.3
20127M5.5
20112M4.5
20084M4.3
20073M4.8
20062M4.2
20052M4.3
20041M4.0
20027M5.8
20014M4.6
199911M4.7
19981M3.8
19976M4.7
199616M5.6
19955M4.9
19944M5.5
19933M5.3
19924M5.6
19912M4.5
19903M5.6
19893M5.1
19884M4.8
19873M4.5
19862M5.2
19854M5.1
19842M5.3
19834M4.7
198012M5.3
19795M5.4
197822M4.9
19775M5.2
197639M6.4