6.1
EarthquakeMajor
M6.1 earthquake near Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region
21134 d ago · 5 Dec 1968, 09:44 UTC 13 km S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland on 5 Dec 1968, 09:44 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Hafnarfjörður, about 13 km away in Capital Region, Iceland.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.