January 13, 1976 Earthquake: Kopasker, Iceland

Name: January 13, 1976 Earthquake: Kopasker, Iceland
Start: 1976-01-13
Location: Kopasker, Iceland

January 13, 1976 · M6.4

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Kopasker, Iceland on January 13, 1976 at 13:29:19 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: January 13, 1976
Time: 13:29:19 UTC
Place: Kopasker, Iceland
Magnitude: 6.4 (Ms)
Focal depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 66.160° N, 16.580° W
Country: Iceland

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

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.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

June 2, 1934, Iceland77 km

Significant earthquakes of 1976 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1976 Recent earthquakes near here This 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 4707.