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Latest quakes near Kverkfjöll volcano in the past 30 days - list, stats and map

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Updated: Mar 29, 2024 06:47 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes near Kverkfjöll volcano in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Kverkfjöll volcano, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There was one earthquake of magnitude 1.0 near Kverkfjöll volcano in the past 7 days.
There have been 21 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.3 near Kverkfjöll volcano in the past 30 days. See all quakes in the past 24 hours!
Latest: Mag. 1.0 Earthquake 5.7 km WSW of Kverkfjöll -
Strongest: Mag. 1.3 Earthquake 14.7 km ENE of Kistufell -
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Latest quakes near Kverkfjöll volcano in the past 30 days - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetailsMap
Mar 22, 02:01 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 22, 14:01 GMT
1.0

12 km
3.1 km (1.9 mi) to the S 5.7 km WSW of Kverkfjöll Info
Mar 22, 04:46 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 22, 04:46 GMT
1.3

12 km
20 km (13 mi) to the NW 14.7 km ENE of Kistufell Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 21, 06:57 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 21, 18:57 GMT
0.8

0.1 km
18 km (11 mi) to the W Iceland: 21.4 km SSE of Kistufell Info
Mar 21, 06:56 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 21, 18:56 GMT
0.6

1.1 km
18 km (11 mi) to the W Iceland: 18.7 km SSE of Kistufell Info
Mar 21, 06:51 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 21, 18:51 GMT
0.9

12 km
20 km (13 mi) to the W Iceland: 18.6 km E of Bárðarbunga Info
Mar 21, 04:14 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 21, 16:14 GMT
0.7

4.8 km
23 km (15 mi) to the N 18.2 km ENE of Kistufell Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 10:43 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 20, 22:43 GMT
1.2

19 km
22 km (14 mi) to the W 17.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 18, 03:16 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 15:16 GMT
0.6

12 km
7.9 km (4.9 mi) to the N 10.4 km NNW of Kverkfjöll Info
Mar 18, 12:28 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 12:28 GMT
0.6

10.7 km
2.1 km (1.3 mi) to the S Iceland: 4.6 km WSW of Kverkfjöll Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 16, 10:09 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 16, 22:09 GMT
0.3

12 km
15 km (9.2 mi) to the N 17.6 Km Nnw of Kverkfjöll Info
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 15, 07:38 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 15, 07:38 GMT
0.5

15 km
21 km (13 mi) to the W Iceland: 18.5 Km Ese of Bárðarbunga Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6 x 107 joules (7.32 kilowatt hours) | 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 556 quakes on average per year near Kverkfjöll volcano:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.05 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 2.5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 13.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 168 quakes per year (or 14 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 257 quakes per year (or 21.4 quakes per month)

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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 energy distribution

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Magnitude and energy distribution: Past 90 days
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Sat, 17 Aug 2013, 10:03

Kverkfjoell volcano (Iceland): glacial flood and small phreatic explosion (Icelandic Civil Protection)

Aerial photo of the NE rim of the Kverkjökull glacier with deposits of the flood and ash from the phreatic explosion (
A small phreatic eruption seems to have taken place yesterday at the ice-covered Kverkfjoell central volcano. The steam-driven (no fresh magma involved) explosion followed a small glacial flood on 15 August the Kverkjökull glacier released into the Volga river and was probably a result of the pressure release during the flood. ... Read all
Wed, 14 Aug 2013, 06:00

Kverkfjoll volcano (Iceland) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 14 August-20 August 2013 (New Activity / Unrest)

On 15 August park rangers noted unusually high water in the Volgu River, which originates from a water-filled depression called Gengissig in a geothermal area of Kverkfjöll; the high water destroyed a walking bridge. The next day an overflight of the area by members of National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police (NCIP), the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), and the Institute of Earth Sciences revealed that Gengissig was empty and that a phreatic explosion had deposited streaks of dark material on the rock and snow. ... Read all