May 6, 1912 Earthquake: Iceland
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Iceland on May 6, 1912 at 18:59:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
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
- May 6, 1912
- Time
- 18:59:00 UTC
- Place
- Iceland
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 64.000° N, 20.000° W
- Country
- Iceland
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1164, Southland,grimsnes, Iceland
- 1013, Sudurland, Iceland
- 1182, Southland, Iceland
- June 17, 2000, Vestmannaeyjar, Hella, Iceland
- August 14, 1784, Southland,arnessysla,bangar,sysla, Iceland
- June 21, 2000, Grimsnes, Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Iceland
- August 26, 1896, Arnessysla, Iceland
- May 29, 2008, Reykjavik, Iceland
- April 20, 1706, Selfoss, Iceland
- July 23, 1929, Iceland
- August 28, 1924, Reykjavik, Iceland
More
Significant earthquakes of 1912The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1912Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 2949.