Latest quake today See all | Mag. 0.3 earthquake Iceland: 1.6 km ENE of Raufarhólshellir - |
Strongest today | Mag. 1.9 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
Mar 19, 06:44 am (Reykjavik) Mar 19, 06:44 GMT | 0.3 6.3 km | 54 km (34 mi) to the SE | Iceland: 1.6 km ENE of Raufarhólshellir | Info | |
Mar 19, 06:15 am (universal) Mar 19, 06:15 GMT | 0.1 8.3 km | 47 km (30 mi) to the S | 7.4 km E of Krýsuvík | Info | |
Mar 19, 06:11 am (universal) Mar 19, 06:11 GMT | 0.2 7.5 km | 47 km (29 mi) to the S | 8.5 km ENE of Krýsuvík | Info | |
Mar 19, 03:41 am (Reykjavik) Mar 19, 03:41 GMT | 0.8 6.5 km | 47 km (29 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 | 48 km (30 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 | 46 km (29 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 | 42 km (26 mi) to the SE | 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 | 43 km (27 mi) to the SE | 2.6 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun | Info | |
Mar 19, 12:45 am (Reykjavik) Mar 19, 00:45 GMT | 0.2 3.1 km | 43 km (27 mi) to the SE | Iceland: 2.7 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun | Info | |
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (13 quakes) | |||||
Mar 18, 10:04 pm (Reykjavik) Mar 18, 22:04 GMT | 0.6 4.1 km | 43 km (27 mi) to the SE | Iceland: 3.1 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun | Info | |
Mar 18, 07:03 pm (Reykjavik) Mar 18, 19:03 GMT | 0.4 6 km | 48 km (30 mi) to the S | Iceland: 7.5 km E of Krýsuvík | Info |
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Akranes has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 37,000 quakes on average per year in or near Akranes, West, Iceland. Akranes has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.
The last earthquake in Akranes occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 0.3:
A light magnitude 0.3 earthquake hit 33 km (21 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland, in the early morning of Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024 at 6.44 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 6.3 km (3.9 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Akranes has had 22 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.9.
The strongest earthquake in Akranes in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 1.9 and occurred 21 hours ago:
A light magnitude 1.9 earthquake hit 24 km (15 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland, Mon, Mar 18, 2024 13:27 GMT. The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.2 km (2.6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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