Latest today See all | Mag. 0.7 earthquake Iceland: 6.3 km WSW of Grindavík - |
Strongest today | Mag. 1.3 Iceland: 11.7 km NW of Hvannadalshnjúkur - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 2, 05:54 am (Reykjavik) | 0.7 5.9 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the SW | Iceland: 6.3 km WSW of Grindavík | Info | |
May 2, 01:35 am (Reykjavik) | 0.3 4.6 km | Iceland: 2.3 km N of Hellisheiðarvirkjun | Info | ||
May 2, 01:14 am (Reykjavik) | 0.3 2.1 km | Iceland: 5.2 km N of Grímsfjall | Info | ||
May 2, 12:57 am (Reykjavik) | 0.3 1.8 km | 4.2 km SSW of Hrómundartindi | Info | ||
May 2, 12:18 am (Reykjavik) | 0.8 3.2 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) to the N | Iceland: 10.8 km WSW of Kópasker | Info | |
May 2, 12:05 am (Reykjavik) | 1.3 1.1 km | Iceland: 11.7 km NW of Hvannadalshnjúkur | Info | ||
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 GMT (37 quakes) | |||||
May 1, 09:46 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.3 12 km | Iceland: 2.4 km SW of Eiturhóll | Info | ||
May 1, 09:44 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.5 12 km | Iceland: 2.8 km SSW of Eiturhóll | Info | ||
May 1, 09:13 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.8 3.3 km | 5.7 km SW of Bláfjallaskáli | Info | ||
May 1, 09:08 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.2 5.6 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the SW | 5.6 km ENE of Reykjanestá | Info | |
May 1, 09:04 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.1 4 km | Iceland: 7.8 km NE of Krýsuvík | Info |
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Iceland has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 44,000 quakes on average per year in Iceland. Iceland has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
On average, Iceland has about 536 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 77 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 6.2 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Iceland occurred 14 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 0.7:
A light magnitude 0.7 earthquake hit 48 km (30 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the early morning of Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 5.54 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5.9 km (3.7 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Iceland has had 43 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.3.
The strongest earthquake in Iceland in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 1.3 and occurred 6 hours ago:
A light magnitude 1.3 earthquake hit 246 km (153 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, shortly after midnight, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 12.05 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 1.1 km (0.7 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
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