M5.2 earthquake - 190 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 190 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland on 1 Aug 2021, 10:40 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 Reykjanesbær, about 198 km away in Southern Peninsula, Iceland.