August 28, 1924 Earthquake: Reykjavik, Iceland
An earthquake struck Reykjavik, Iceland on August 28, 1924. It caused a tsunami.
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
- August 28, 1924
- Place
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 64.150° N, 21.950° W
- Country
- Iceland
- Region
- Northern and Western Europe
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Berninghausen (1968) cites Seismological Notes (1924): "An earthquake of 10 seconds' duration was felt at Reykjavik and Harnfjord, followed by a tidal wave."
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1890 Seismological Society of America (1924). Seismological Notes, 1924, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 14, no. 3, p. 213-216.
- #43 Berninghausen, William H. (1968). Tsunamis and seismic seiches reported from the western north and south Atlantic and the coastal waters of northwestern Europe. Informal Report no. 68-85, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, Washington, D.C., USA, 45 p.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1164, Southland,grimsnes, Iceland
- 1013, Sudurland, Iceland
- 1182, Southland, Iceland
- July 23, 1929, Iceland
- April 20, 1706, Selfoss, Iceland
- May 29, 2008, Reykjavik, Iceland
- August 26, 1896, Arnessysla, Iceland
- June 21, 2000, Grimsnes, Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, Iceland
- June 17, 2000, Vestmannaeyjar, Hella, Iceland
- August 14, 1784, Southland,arnessysla,bangar,sysla, Iceland
- May 6, 1912, 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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 7099.