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Latest quakes in or near Northeast, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 0.8 earthquake Iceland: 11.9 km SE of Flatey -
Strongest todayMag. 2.4 Iceland: 8.4 km ENE of Bárðarbunga -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 08:56 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Northeast, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Northeast, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Northeast has had 15 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.4:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 2
  • 14 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 0.8 Earthquake Iceland: 11.9 km SE of Flatey -
Strongest today: Mag. 2.4 Earthquake Iceland: 8.4 km ENE of Bárðarbunga -
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Latest quakes in or near Northeast, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 06:58 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 06:58 GMT
0.8

2 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the NW Iceland: 11.9 km SE of Flatey Info
Mar 28, 05:35 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 05:35 GMT
0.5

5.9 km
Iceland: 4.2 km S of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 03:49 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 03:49 GMT
0.6

6.3 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the NW 12.5 km SE of Flatey Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (12 quakes)
Mar 27, 11:55 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 23:55 GMT
0.7

6.6 km
Iceland: 4.9 km SSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 27, 06:47 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 18:47 GMT
2.4

1.1 km
Iceland: 8.4 km ENE of Bárðarbunga Info
Mar 27, 01:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:29 GMT
0.3

1.1 km
Iceland: 0.9 km SSE of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:29 GMT
1.5

5.1 km
2.6 km WSW of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:27 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:27 GMT
0.5

4.4 km
2.4 km W of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:26 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:26 GMT
0.4

5.1 km
1.0 km ENE of Suðurbotnar Info
Mar 27, 01:06 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:06 GMT
0.6

4.7 km
2.7 km WSW of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 11:21 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 11:21 GMT
0.5

2.9 km
2.9 km W of Kröfluvirkjun Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.7 x 108 joules (76 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 14,000 quakes on average per year in or near Northeast, Iceland:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 4.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 21.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 129 quakes per year (or 10.7 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 985 quakes per year (or 82 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 7,100 quakes per year (or 19.4 quakes per day)
Northeast has a high level of seismic activity. Northeast has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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