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Latest quakes near Askja volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map

Overview

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 10:17 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes near Askja volcano in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Askja volcano, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 7 days, Askja volcano has had 59 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.5:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 4 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 54 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 0.5 Earthquake Iceland: 4.2 km S of Herðubreið -
Strongest: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake 7.6 km SSE of Lokatindur -
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Latest quakes near Askja volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 05:35 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 05:35 GMT
0.5

5.9 km
22 km (14 mi) to the NE Iceland: 4.2 km S of Herðubreið Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (10 quakes)
Mar 27, 11:55 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 23:55 GMT
0.7

6.6 km
21 km (13 mi) to the NE Iceland: 4.9 km SSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 27, 01:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:29 GMT
0.3

1.1 km
30 km (19 mi) to the NE Iceland: 0.9 km SSE of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:29 GMT
1.5

5.1 km
28 km (17 mi) to the NE 2.6 km WSW of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:27 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:27 GMT
0.5

4.4 km
28 km (18 mi) to the NE 2.4 km W of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:26 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:26 GMT
0.4

5.1 km
3.8 km (2.4 mi) to the E 1.0 km ENE of Suðurbotnar Info
Mar 27, 01:06 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:06 GMT
0.6

4.7 km
28 km (17 mi) to the NE 2.7 km WSW of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 11:12 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 11:12 GMT
1.0

4.4 km
20 km (12 mi) to the NE 5.0 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 27, 04:37 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 04:37 GMT
0.0

4.1 km
4.1 km (2.6 mi) to the E Iceland: 1.2 km E of Suðurbotnar Info
Mar 27, 02:54 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 02:54 GMT
0.6

7.4 km
4.9 km (3.1 mi) to the N 2.8 km ESE of Jónsskarð Info
Mar 27, 02:53 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 02:53 GMT
0.1

5.2 km
5 km (3.1 mi) to the N 2.9 km E of Jónsskarð Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2 x 1010 joules (3.39 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.92 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Number of quakes per year

Note:
The apparent increase in the number of quakes is not because global seismic activity has increased, but because the number of seismic networks around the world and their sensitivity to detect smaller quakes has been constantly increasing.
This is most evident if one looks at the number of smaller earthquakes (below magnitude 5). For larger quakes (magnitude 5 or more), the effect disappears after around the 1990s. Since then, the global coverage of earthquake of larger quakes has been nearly complete.

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,500 quakes on average per year near Askja volcano:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.3 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.77 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 11 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 67 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 699 quakes per year (or 58 quakes per month)

Number of earthquakes over time

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Magnitude and seismic energy over time

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Magnitude and seismic energy over time: Past 90 days
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Magnitude and energy distribution

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Magnitude and energy distribution: Past 90 days
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Magnitude and energy distribution: 2024 so far

Wed, 27 Mar 2024, 03:46

Askja volcano (Central Iceland): seismic swarm yesterday

The deformation plot depicts various movements of the ground at Tanni GNSS station located on the northern rim of the caldera (image: IMO)
A seismic swarm occurred at the volcano yesterday. ... Read all
Thu, 5 Oct 2023, 05:17

Askja volcano (Central Iceland): uplift slowed down

The plot shows the  cGNSS data from the station KASC located within Askja caldera. The time series shows the trend of the deformation since November 2022 in the North, East and Up components, and the green dot shows the latest measurement acquired (image: IMO)
The latest deformation data (cGNSS) revealed a subsidence of the edifice since early August. ... Read all