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Latest quakes in or near Hafnarfjordur, Capital Region, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 0.8 earthquake Iceland: 7.7 km ENE of Krýsuvík -
Strongest todayMag. 1.9 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 05:58 GMT -
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In the past 24 hours, Hafnarfjordur has had 24 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.9.
Latest today: Mag. 0.8 Earthquake Iceland: 7.7 km ENE of Krýsuvík -
Strongest today: Mag. 1.9 Earthquake 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun -

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Showing most recent quakes and quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (24 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 19, 03:41 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 03:41 GMT
0.8

6.5 km
18 km (11 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.7 km ENE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 03:27 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 03:27 GMT
0.5

5.9 km
19 km (12 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.6 km E of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 02:28 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 02:28 GMT
0.6

6.8 km
17 km (10.9 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.8 km ENE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 02:13 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 02:13 GMT
0.6

2.6 km
25 km (16 mi) to the E Iceland: 4.8 km ENE of Litla_Kaffistofan Info
Mar 19, 12:49 am (universal)
Mar 19, 00:49 GMT
0.6

3.3 km
26 km (16 mi) to the E 2.6 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 19, 12:45 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 00:45 GMT
0.2

3.1 km
26 km (16 mi) to the E Iceland: 2.7 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (18 quakes)
Mar 18, 11:36 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 23:36 GMT
0.2

6.9 km
94 km (59 mi) to the E Iceland: 16.4 km SE of Árnes Info
Mar 18, 10:04 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 22:04 GMT
0.6

4.1 km
25 km (16 mi) to the E Iceland: 3.1 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 18, 07:03 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 19:03 GMT
0.4

6 km
19 km (12 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.5 km E of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 18, 05:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 17:29 GMT
0.8

3.1 km
26 km (16 mi) to the E Iceland: 2.9 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 18, 05:06 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 17:06 GMT
0.7

5.3 km
16 km (10 mi) to the S Iceland: 5.4 km NE of Krýsuvík Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.6 x 107 joules (18.3 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 38,000 quakes on average per year in or near Hafnarfjordur, Capital Region, Iceland:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.83 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 60 quakes per year (or 5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 509 quakes per year (or 42 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 3,100 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 15,000 quakes per year (or 42 quakes per day)
Hafnarfjordur has a high level of seismic activity. Hafnarfjordur has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

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