Iceland earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Iceland region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Iceland region on Fri, Jan 9, 1976, 3:46 AM GMT (03:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 32 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Fri, Jan 9, 1976, 3:46 AM GMT
UTC: 1976-01-09 03:46:55 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 66.079° N, 16.620° W
Region: Iceland
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 43

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ec6 (also filed as iscgemsup718806). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.