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M2.9 Earthquake near ICELAND REGION (Iceland)

UTC time: 2025-05-24 14:18:08 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 14:18 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
9bd2856e1e7fd9a36792c3776a4b63ca48beffec
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
11.7 km
UTC time
2025-05-24 14:18:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Iceland
Source
emsc
Coordinates
63.71700, -23.19600
Temperature
7.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.7 km
Shallow
11.7 km
11.7 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Eldey
    Distance: 10 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: 70 m ·Last eruption: 1926 ·Iceland
  • Reykjanes
    Distance: 26 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 140 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Iceland
  • Fagradalsfjall
    Distance: 50 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: 250 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Iceland
  • Krysuvik-Trolladyngja
    Distance: 60 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 360 m ·Last eruption: 1340 ·Iceland
  • Brennisteinsfjoll
    Distance: 73 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 610 m ·Last eruption: 1341 ·Iceland
  • Hengill
    Distance: 96 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 803 m ·Last eruption: 150 ·Iceland

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Keflavik International AirportIceland · KEF · BIKF
    41.5 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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