July 23, 1929 Earthquake: Iceland
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Iceland on July 23, 1929 at 18:42:00 UTC, 33 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
- July 23, 1929
- Time
- 18:42:00 UTC
- Place
- Iceland
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 63.900° N, 21.700° 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
- April 20, 1706, Selfoss, Iceland
- August 28, 1924, Reykjavik, 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
More
Significant earthquakes of 1929The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1929Recent 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 3401.