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Latest quakes near Hekla volcano since 2024 - list, stats and map

Overview

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 08:28 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes near Hekla volcano in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Hekla volcano, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were 10 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.6 near Hekla volcano in the past 7 days.
Since 2024, Hekla volcano has had 134 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 2
  • 133 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 0.8 Earthquake Iceland: 7.8 km W of Hekla -
Strongest: Mag. 2.3 Earthquake 9.8 Km NNW of Álftavatn -
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Latest quakes near Hekla volcano since 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetailsMap
Mar 27, 04:58 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 04:58 GMT
0.8

4.6 km
7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the W Iceland: 7.8 km W of Hekla Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 02:00 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 26, 14:00 GMT
0.4

4.4 km
17 km (10.7 mi) to the SW Iceland: 11.2 km SW of Vatnafjöll Info
Mar 26, 07:52 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 26, 07:52 GMT
1.4

2.1 km
27 km (17 mi) to the E 3.0 km WSW of Landmannalaugar Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 25, 11:15 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 11:15 GMT
0.9

6.3 km
23 km (15 mi) to the W Iceland: 10.9 km SSE of Árnes Info
Mar 25, 04:00 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 04:00 GMT
0.7

7.4 km
17 km (10.5 mi) to the W 15.6 km SE of Árnes Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 10:07 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 24, 10:07 GMT
0.5

0.3 km
23 km (14 mi) to the W Iceland: 13.8 km SSE of Árnes Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 23, 08:19 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 08:19 GMT
1.6

5.2 km
13 km (8.1 mi) to the E Iceland: 13.0 km E of Hekla Info
Mar 23, 07:40 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 07:40 GMT
0.3

9.1 km
9.8 km (6.1 mi) to the E Iceland: 9.8 km ENE of Hekla Info
Mar 23, 07:40 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 07:40 GMT
1.6

8.2 km
10.1 km (6.3 mi) to the E Iceland: 10.0 km E of Hekla Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 12:00 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 22, 12:00 GMT
0.7

7.9 km
19 km (11 mi) to the SW Iceland: 12.7 km SW of Vatnafjöll Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 07:32 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 20, 07:32 GMT
0.7

5.8 km
13 km (8.4 mi) to the S 5.5 km SSW of Vatnafjöll Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.1 x 108 joules (141 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.121 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 895 quakes on average per year near Hekla volcano:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.8 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.5 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2.5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 29.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 283 quakes per year (or 23.6 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 seismic energy over time: 2023
Magnitude and seismic energy over time: 2024 so far

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
Mon, 15 Nov 2021, 21:05

Hekla volcano (Iceland): increased number of earthquakes in the area

Earthquakes near Hekla volcano in the past 7 days
Aftershocks of Thursday's strong magnitude 5.2 quake under neighboring Vatnafjöll volcano continue with more than 50 tremors detected over the past 48 hours. ... Read all
Tue, 14 Apr 2015, 11:43

Hekla volcano (Iceland): earthquake swarms

Epicenters of recent earthquakes south of Hekla
Small earthquake swarms occurred at shallow depths during the past days near the volcano. The quakes were located approx. 6-10 km south of Hekla volcano and at shallow depths around 5 km. ... Read all