17 quakes Mag. 1+

0 quakes Mag. 2+

Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
Earthquake activity below average

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

Updated: May 16, 2024 10:38 GMT - refresh

Find all latest earthquakes near Eldey volcano in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Eldey volcano, find out which quakes are happening right now!

There were 81 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.6 near Eldey volcano in the past 7 days. See all quakes in the past 24 hours!

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Showing most recent quakes and quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 30 km (19 mi) distance (81 quakes):

Latest quakes near Eldey volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
May 16, 09:55 am (Reykjavik)	0.1 8.2 km	22 km (13 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 5.7 km E of Reykjanestá	Info
May 16, 07:43 am (Reykjavik)	0.9 5.5 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 1.7 km NW of Grindavík	Info
May 16, 04:31 am (Reykjavik)	0.7 6 km	11 km (6.9 mi) to the SE	Iceland: 10.6 km SSE of Eldeyjardrangur	Info
May 16, 03:58 am (Reykjavik)	0.6 4.7 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 1.4 km NW of Grindavík	Info
May 16, 01:16 am (Reykjavik)	0.7 5 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 1.0 km NW of Grindavík	Info
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 GMT (21 quakes)
May 15, 11:39 pm (Reykjavik)	0.4 2.8 km	30 km (18 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 1.3 km NNW of Grindavík	Info
May 15, 11:36 pm (Reykjavik)	0.9 4.3 km	30 km (18 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 1.0 km NW of Grindavík	Info
May 15, 09:04 pm (Reykjavik)	0.8 4.5 km	30 km (18 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 1.2 km NW of Grindavík	Info
May 15, 09:03 pm (Reykjavik)	0.5 5.6 km	22 km (13 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 5.3 km ENE of Reykjanestá	Info
May 15, 08:27 pm (Reykjavik)	0.8 3.1 km	30 km (18 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 1.5 km NNW of Grindavík	Info
May 15, 07:46 pm (Reykjavik)	1.2 8 km	6.2 km (3.9 mi) to the NE	4.4 km NNE of Eldey	Info

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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 4,300 quakes on average per year near Eldey volcano:

Mag. 5 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.3 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 3.5 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 71 quakes per year (or 5.9 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 482 quakes per year (or 40 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per day)

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Eldey volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 5 July-11 July 2023 (New Activity / Unrest)

Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that at 2330 on 6 July earthquake activity increased in an area close to Eldey and by 1500 on 7 July the seismic network had detected over 480 events. The earthquakes were located at depths of around 8 km, with several of the events over M 3 and six over M 4; the largest event was a M 4.5 recorded at 0506 on 7 July. Activity that strong had not previously been detected in conjunction with seismic swarms related to magma intrusions in Fagradalsfjall. ... Read all

Fri, 7 Jul 2023, 18:05

Second earthquake swarm at Iceland's southwestern tip triggers alert for Eldey volcano

Recent eartquakes near Eldey volcano, Iceland

In addition to the ongoing crisis near Fagradalsfjall volcano, a second seismic swarm has started in southwestern island, near the active volcanic system of Eldey island also on the Reykjanes ridge. ... Read all