Past earthquakes near Eldey volcano: February 2021 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 18, 2024 06:26 GMT - refresh

During February 2021, Eldey volcano has had 312 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.6:

7 quakes above magnitude 3
38 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
267 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 3.6 Earthquake 1.7 Km NNW of Grindavík, Iceland -

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Past earthquakes near Eldey volcano: February 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Feb 28, 2021 09:08 pm (Reykjavik)	2.2 7.5 km	28 km (17 mi) to the NE	4.1 Km NW of Grindavík, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 09:06 pm (Reykjavik)	2.5 1.1 km	6.7 km (4.1 mi) to the S	6.4 Km S of Eldeyjardrangur, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 04:56 pm (Reykjavik)	1.1 4.4 km	27 km (17 mi) to the NE	5.6 Km WNW of Grindavík, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 12:19 pm (Reykjavik)	2.2 1.8 km	30 km (18 mi) to the NE	2.8 Km N of Grindavík, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 12:18 pm (Reykjavik)	2.3 2 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NE	2.4 Km NW of Grindavík, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 12:17 pm (Reykjavik)	3.5 4.8 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NE	2.1 Km SW of Keilir, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 12:17 pm (Reykjavik)	3.1 4.9 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NE	3.1 Km NW of Grindavík, Iceland 1 report	Info
Feb 28, 2021 12:16 pm (Reykjavik)	3.6 4 km	30 km (18 mi) to the NE	1.7 Km NNW of Grindavík, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 12:02 pm (Reykjavik)	1.5 4.7 km	21 km (13 mi) to the NE	5.3 Km NE of Reykjanestá, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 12:02 pm (Reykjavik)	1.6 5.1 km	14 km (8.9 mi) to the NE	3.7 Km WNW of Reykjanestá, Iceland	Info
Feb 28, 2021 04:59 am (Reykjavik)	2.2 5.9 km	26 km (16 mi) to the NE	3.6 Km WSW of Grindavík, Iceland	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.9 x 10¹⁰ joules (19.2 megawatt hours, equivalent to 16.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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