Past earthquakes near Herdubreid volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map

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In 2020, Herdubreid volcano has had 3,375 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.2:

4 quakes above magnitude 3
44 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
3,327 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Strongest: Mag. 3.2 Earthquake 2.7 km W of Herðubreiðartögl (Iceland) -

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Past earthquakes near Herdubreid volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Dec 29, 2020 01:13 am (Reykjavik)	2.3 2.3 km	4 km (2.5 mi) to the E	1.7 Km W of Herðubreiðarlindir, Iceland	Info
Dec 29, 2020 01:13 am (Reykjavik)	2.7 4.3 km	3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the E	2.0 Km W of Herðubreiðarlindir, Iceland	Info
Sunday, December 27, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 27, 2020 11:34 am (Reykjavik)	1.8 3.9 km	3.9 km (2.4 mi) to the E	1.8 Km W of Herðubreiðarlindir, Iceland	Info
Thursday, December 24, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 24, 2020 10:13 am (Reykjavik)	1.5 7.4 km	8.2 km (5.1 mi) to the SW	3.4 Km NNW of Herðubreiðartögl, Iceland	Info
Dec 24, 2020 09:34 am (Reykjavik)	1.8 3 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SW	5.2 Km W of Dreki, Iceland	Info
Monday, December 14, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 14, 2020 11:32 pm (Reykjavik)	1.5 1.1 km	6.9 km (4.3 mi) to the NW	7.5 Km NW of Herðubreið, Iceland	Info
Dec 14, 2020 06:38 pm (Reykjavik)	1.5 6.8 km	9.6 km (6 mi) to the SE	8.3 Km N of Upptyppingar, Iceland	Info
Saturday, December 5, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 5, 2020 01:18 pm (Reykjavik)	1.8 4.2 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SW	3.2 Km SW of Dreki, Iceland	Info
Saturday, November 28, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 28, 2020 12:28 am (Reykjavik)	2.0 6.2 km	4.5 km (2.8 mi) to the SW	4.3 Km WSW of Herðubreið, Iceland	Info
Friday, November 27, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 27, 2020 10:12 am (Reykjavik)	1.8 2.3 km	25 km (16 mi) to the NW	14.5 Km W of Herðubreiðarfjöll, Iceland	Info
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 25, 2020 05:05 am (Reykjavik)	1.5 3.3 km	2 km (1.3 mi) to the SW	1.8 Km WSW of Herðubreið, Iceland	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (7.17 megawatt hours, equivalent to 6.17 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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