M5.2 earthquake 9 km SE of Vogar, Iceland
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Vogar, Iceland on Sun, Sep 16, 1973, 9:26 PM GMT (21:26 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-16 21:26:53 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.935° N, 22.233° W
- Region
- Iceland
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 107
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.75 km NE of Grindavík, Iceland · 19368 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.18 km E of Vogar, Iceland · 19368 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003ey (also filed as iscgem756426). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.