1013 Earthquake: Sudurland, Iceland
An earthquake struck Sudurland, Iceland in 1013. It killed 11 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1013
- Place
- Sudurland, Iceland
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 64.000° N, 21.000° W
- Country
- Iceland
The toll
- Deaths
- 11
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1013. Large earthquakes in the Sudurland no indication of localities, 11 dead, intensity 9.5 or 10. (reference #1093)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1164, Southland,grimsnes, Iceland
- 1182, Southland, Iceland
- August 26, 1896, Arnessysla, Iceland
- May 29, 2008, Reykjavik, Iceland
- June 21, 2000, Grimsnes, Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Iceland
- April 20, 1706, Selfoss, Iceland
- June 17, 2000, Vestmannaeyjar, Hella, Iceland
- August 14, 1784, Southland,arnessysla,bangar,sysla, Iceland
- July 23, 1929, Iceland
- May 6, 1912, Iceland
- August 28, 1924, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 321.