5.0
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M5.0 earthquake near Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula
1071 d ago · 10 Nov 2023, 20:53 UTC 3 km WSW of Vogar, Iceland
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Vogar, Iceland on 10 Nov 2023, 20:53 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 6 km away in Southern Peninsula, Iceland.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.