Iceland earthquakes in 1978
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iceland in 1978. The largest: M4.9 22 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland, Jan 12, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1978 was located in Iceland. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.8Iceland region · 10 km deep
- 4.7240 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.718 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.922 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.617 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.824 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.824 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.821 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.540 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.717 km ESE of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1978 | 8 | 4.9 | 22 km E of Norðurþing, Iceland |
| February 1978 | 0 | ||
| March 1978 | 1 | 4.7 | 240 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| April 1978 | 0 | ||
| May 1978 | 1 | 4.8 | Iceland region |
| June 1978 | 0 | ||
| July 1978 | 0 | ||
| August 1978 | 0 | ||
| September 1978 | 0 | ||
| October 1978 | 0 | ||
| November 1978 | 0 | ||
| December 1978 | 0 |
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.