Iceland earthquakes in 1983
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iceland in 1983. The largest: M5.1 291 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland, Sep 26, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Iceland. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7243 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 5.1291 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.5124 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.685 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.585 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.854 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.656 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.8233 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.8Iceland region · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 0 | ||
| February 1983 | 0 | ||
| March 1983 | 1 | 4.8 | Iceland region |
| April 1983 | 1 | 4.8 | 233 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| May 1983 | 2 | 4.8 | 54 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| June 1983 | 0 | ||
| July 1983 | 3 | 4.6 | 85 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| August 1983 | 0 | ||
| September 1983 | 1 | 5.1 | 291 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| October 1983 | 0 | ||
| November 1983 | 1 | 4.7 | 243 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland |
| December 1983 | 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.