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M2.9 Earthquake near ICELAND REGION (Iceland)

UTC time: 2025-05-24 14:35:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near ICELAND REGION (Iceland) on May 24, 2025 at 14:35 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
4e38ad4a2d23f04765d86e38f72ba44797fc634a
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.9 km
UTC time
2025-05-24 14:35:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Iceland
Source
emsc
Coordinates
63.73400, -23.15000
Temperature
7.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.9 km
Shallow
10.9 km
10.9 km — deeper than the regional average (6.8 km)
Regional average: 6.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 24, 2025, 2:36 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Keflavik International AirportIceland · KEF · BIKF
    38.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 141 Catalogue entries

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