Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at unknown depth26 Sep 02:58 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.26 Sep 02:59: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.5.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 26, 2026 02:52:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Sep 26, 2026, at 01:52 am (GMT -1)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.50Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude68.807°N / 17.099°WIcelandSeismic antipode68.807°S / 162.901°E AntarcticaQuality72 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoKolbeinsey Ridge (245 km / 152 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeModerate Rain 5.2°C (41 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 15 m/s (30 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoSep 26, 2026 02:52 GMT / Sep 26, 2026 01:52 am (GMT -1)Lat / Lng: 68.807 / -17.099: Iceland RegionSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23391922',68.80700,-17.09900,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Iceland Region',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Reykjanes Peninsula, IcelandNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Grimsey, a town with 76 inhabitants in Iceland, in 255 km (159 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, 561 km (349 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry255 km (159 mi)S of epicenterGrimsey(pop: 76)II: Very weakAkureyrarkaupstaður, NortheastIceland265 km (165 mi)NW of epicenterScoresby Sound(pop: 531)II: Very weakØstgrønland Greenland266 km (165 mi)S of epicenterRaufarhofn(pop: 169)II: Very weakNorðurþing, NortheastIceland280 km (174 mi)S of epicenterKopasker(pop: 122)II: Very weakNordurthing, NortheastIceland300 km (186 mi)S of epicenterTourskhjobn(pop: 379)II: Very weakLanganesbyggd, NortheastIceland305 km (190 mi)S of epicenterSiglufjordur(pop: 1,190)II: Very weakFjallabyggd, NortheastIceland308 km (191 mi)S of epicenterNordurthing(pop: 2,230)II: Very weakNordurthing, NortheastIceland312 km (194 mi)S of epicenterOlafsfjordur(pop: 785)II: Very weakFjallabyggd, NortheastIceland321 km (199 mi)S of epicenterGrenvik(pop: 278)II: Very weakGrytubakkahreppur, NortheastIceland321 km (200 mi)S of epicenterDalvik(pop: 1,360)II: Very weakDalvikurbyggd, NortheastIceland323 km (201 mi)S of epicenterBakkafjordur(pop: 78)II: Very weakLanganesbyggd, NortheastIceland394 km (245 mi)SW of epicenterBolungarvik(pop: 955)I: Not feltBolungarvikurkaupstadur, WestfjordsIceland398 km (247 mi)SW of epicenterIsafjordur(pop: 2,740)I: Not feltIsafjardarbaer, WestfjordsIceland561 km (349 mi)SW of epicenterReykjavik(pop: 118,900)I: Not feltReykjavikurborg, Capital RegionIcelandNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-09-26EpicenterAgency4.510 km6.2 mi(*)02:52:56.71±0.28sIceland RegionEpicenter uncertainty: ± 3.3 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.510 km6.2 mi(*)02:52:56Iceland Region0.3 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 26, 2026 01:52 am (GMT -1)13 minutes ago4.510 km0 km - This quakeIceland RegionMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1.4 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.3 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 1.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 2.4 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 2.4 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 5 since 2000, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake