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M5.2 Earthquake near 6 km NW of Grindavík, Iceland

UTC time: 2025-04-01 16:54:52 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

6 km NW of Grindavík, Iceland

Map

M5.2 Earthquake near 6 km NW of Grindavík, Iceland · 2025-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 6 km NW of Grindavík, Iceland · 2025-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near 6 km NW of Grindavík, Iceland on April 1, 2025 at 16:54 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
d3c8294f8316ba0afa23482dbef09b5d0c7e13e2
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-01 16:54:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
63.88790, -22.51410

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Reykjanesbaer12.5 kmN19'724
Reykjavik40.8 kmNE118'918

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Fagradalsfjall
    Distance: 13 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: 250 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Iceland
  • Reykjanes
    Distance: 13 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 140 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Iceland
  • Krysuvik-Trolladyngja
    Distance: 22 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 360 m ·Last eruption: 1340 ·Iceland
  • Eldey
    Distance: 29 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: 70 m ·Last eruption: 1926 ·Iceland
  • Brennisteinsfjoll
    Distance: 36 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 610 m ·Last eruption: 1341 ·Iceland
  • Hengill
    Distance: 58 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 803 m ·Last eruption: 150 ·Iceland

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Keflavik International AirportIceland · KEF · BIKF
    11.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Reykjavík Domestic AirportIceland · RKV · BIRK
    38.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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