5.0
EarthquakeStrong
M5.0 earthquake near Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region
1536 d ago · 2 Aug 2022, 02:27 UTC 1 km SSE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland on 2 Aug 2022, 02:27 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Hafnarfjörður, about 1 km away in Capital Region, Iceland.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.