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

Overview

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 08:34 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes near Torfajökull volcano in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Torfajökull volcano, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were 11 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.8 near Torfajökull volcano in the past 7 days.
Since 2024, Torfajökull volcano has had 114 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.6:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 111 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.4 Earthquake Iceland: 4.1 km NE of Básar -
Strongest: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake 5.3 Km NE of Goðabunga -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 30 km (19 mi) distance (114 quakes):
Latest quakes near Torfajökull volcano since 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 11:06 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 23:06 GMT
1.4

1.1 km
28 km (17 mi) to the SW Iceland: 4.1 km NE of Básar Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 27, 09:34 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 21:34 GMT
1.8

1.1 km
24 km (15 mi) to the S Iceland: 9.1 km NNE of Goðabunga Info
Mar 27, 05:23 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 05:23 GMT
0.3

6.8 km
7.4 km (4.6 mi) to the SE Iceland: 9.7 km ENE of Álftavatn Info
Mar 27, 12:38 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 00:38 GMT
0.3

0.1 km
7.3 km (4.5 mi) to the SE Iceland: 9.1 km ENE of Álftavatn Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 07:52 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 26, 07:52 GMT
1.4

2.1 km
5.9 km (3.7 mi) to the NE 3.0 km WSW of Landmannalaugar Info
Mar 26, 01:07 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 26, 01:07 GMT
0.2

5 km
9.8 km (6.1 mi) to the E Iceland: 10.6 km SSE of Landmannalaugar Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 12:49 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 24, 12:49 GMT
0.7

6.7 km
29 km (18 mi) to the S Iceland: 6.7 km ENE of Goðabunga Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 23, 08:19 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 08:19 GMT
1.6

5.2 km
12 km (7.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 13.0 km E of Hekla Info
Mar 23, 07:40 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 07:40 GMT
0.3

9.1 km
17 km (10.3 mi) to the NW Iceland: 9.8 km ENE of Hekla Info
Mar 23, 07:40 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 07:40 GMT
1.6

8.2 km
16 km (9.9 mi) to the NW Iceland: 10.0 km E of Hekla Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 09:56 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 22, 21:56 GMT
1.8

2.1 km
28 km (17 mi) to the S Iceland: 4.9 km ENE of Básar Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 109 joules (413 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.355 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 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 831 quakes on average per year near Torfajökull volcano:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 22.2 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.33 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.1 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 3.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 44 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 315 quakes per year (or 26.2 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: 2024 so far

Magnitude and energy distribution

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Magnitude and energy distribution: Past 90 days
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Thu, 17 Aug 2023, 05:24

Torfajökull volcano (Iceland): new inflation beneath central caldera

The central part of the caldera is being uplifted since June (yellow-to-orange and red areas) (image: IMO)
The latest ground deformation measurements from June revealed an uplift of the volcano. ... Read all
Sun, 17 Feb 2013, 20:18

Torfajökull volcano (Iceland): earthquake swarm

Map of recent quakes under Torfajökull (Iceland Met Office)
A small earthquake swarm has started today. It includes about 20 quakes of small magnitude at shallow depths of 2-4 km. Read all