Latest today See all | Mag. 1.6 earthquake 6.0 km E of Keilir - |
Latest felt | Mag. 3.3 earthquake 6.0 km N of Krýsuvík - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.5 Iceland: 4.1 km W of Eldeyjardrangur - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 6, 06:11 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.6 5.4 km | 6.0 km E of Keilir | Info | ||
May 6, 06:04 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.8 1.3 km | Iceland: 1.8 km SW of Hrómundartindi | Info | ||
May 6, 05:57 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.2 5.2 km | Iceland: 5.9 km N of Krýsuvík | Info | ||
May 6, 05:55 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.1 1.1 km | 4.8 km S of Helgafell | Info | ||
May 6, 05:44 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.4 5.1 km | Iceland: 5.7 km N of Krýsuvík | Info | ||
May 6, 05:43 pm (Reykjavik) | 3.3 5.6 km | 6.0 km N of Krýsuvík I FELT IT - 4 reports | Info | ||
May 6, 05:39 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.9 8.7 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the N | Iceland: 23.2 km N of Húsavík | Info | |
May 6, 05:02 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.0 5.9 km | Iceland: 5.7 km ENE of Reykjanestá | Info | ||
May 6, 03:54 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.5 1.1 km | Iceland: 7.9 km ENE of Goðabunga | Info | ||
May 6, 03:36 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.2 6.1 km | 5 km (3.1 mi) to the SW | Iceland: 5.9 km ESE of Grindavík | Info | |
May 6, 03:35 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.2 5 km | Iceland: 1.9 km ENE of Grindavík | 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 19 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 533 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 76 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 6.2 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Iceland occurred 1 hour and 16 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.6:
A light magnitude 1.6 earthquake hit 23 km (14 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the late afternoon of Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6.11 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5.4 km (3.4 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Iceland has had 4 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 23 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 72 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Iceland in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.5 and occurred 23 hours ago:
A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Iceland in the evening of Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 8.33 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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