EarthquakeMajor

M6.3 earthquake near Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region

Name: M6.3 earthquake near Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region
Start: 1929-07-23T18:43:14.01+00:00
Location: 1 km ESE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

35514 d ago · 23 Jul 1929, 18:43 UTC 1 km ESE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland on 23 Jul 1929, 18:43 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 2 km away in Capital Region, Iceland.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.