Iceland earthquakes in 1986
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iceland in 1986. The largest: M5.4 Iceland region, Jan 25, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Iceland. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.2110 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.6Iceland region · 10 km deep
- 4.689 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.7216 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.7Iceland region · 10 km deep
- 5.3198 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.9207 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 5.3194 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.7199 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 5.3181 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.7203 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.6206 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland · 10 km deep
- 4.5Iceland region · 10 km deep
- 5.4Iceland region · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 2 | 5.4 | Iceland region |
| February 1986 | 0 | ||
| March 1986 | 0 | ||
| April 1986 | 8 | 5.3 | 198 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| May 1986 | 0 | ||
| June 1986 | 0 | ||
| July 1986 | 0 | ||
| August 1986 | 1 | 4.7 | 216 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| September 1986 | 1 | 4.6 | 89 km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland |
| October 1986 | 1 | 4.6 | Iceland region |
| November 1986 | 1 | 5.2 | 110 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland |
| December 1986 | 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.