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Iceland earthquakes in 1984

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iceland in 1984. The largest: M5.3 Iceland region, Nov 10, 1984.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19831985

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Where every quake of 1984 was located in Iceland. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1984

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19840
February 198414.549 km NNE of Hveragerði, Iceland
March 19840
April 198414.8159 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland
May 19840
June 19840
July 19840
August 19840
September 198415.3114 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland
October 19840
November 198415.3Iceland region
December 19840

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Iceland nowWorldwide in 1984

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.