Iceland earthquakes in 1975
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iceland in 1975. The largest: M5.4 102 km W of Höfn, Iceland, Oct 3, 1975.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1975 was located in Iceland. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1975
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.543 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.721 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 14 km deep
- 4.6Iceland region · 10 km deep
- 4.642 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 33 km deep
- 4.924 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 33 km deep
- 5.141 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.620 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.727 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.829 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 33 km deep
- 4.611 km ENE of Grindavík, Iceland · 33 km deep
- 4.567 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 33 km deep
- 4.533 km NW of Norðurþing, Iceland · 20 km deep
- 4.557 km NE of Siglufjörður, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.5238 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland · 33 km deep
- 5.4102 km W of Höfn, Iceland · 33 km deep
- 4.59 km N of Dalvík, Iceland · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1975 | 0 | ||
| February 1975 | 0 | ||
| March 1975 | 1 | 4.5 | 9 km N of Dalvík, Iceland |
| April 1975 | 0 | ||
| May 1975 | 0 | ||
| June 1975 | 0 | ||
| July 1975 | 0 | ||
| August 1975 | 0 | ||
| September 1975 | 0 | ||
| October 1975 | 1 | 5.4 | 102 km W of Höfn, Iceland |
| November 1975 | 1 | 4.5 | 238 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland |
| December 1975 | 13 | 5.1 | 41 km ENE of Norðurþing, Iceland |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.