Iceland earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 24 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland on Tue, Jan 10, 1978, 8:44 PM GMT (20:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 22 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-01-10 20:44:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.941° N, 16.856° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.824 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.617 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.922 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.718 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.211 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17790 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.320 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17779 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.421 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.821 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.540 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.318 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.114 km NE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.418 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.316 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.717 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.422 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.323 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000seq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.