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2 quakes Mag. 3+
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Latest quakes in or near Northeast, Iceland - list, stats and map

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Mag. 0.5 earthquake Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.6 Iceland: 5.1 Km N of Grímsfjall - Jan 11, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 17:05 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 14 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.7.
Since 2024, Northeast has had 1,660 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.6:
  • 4 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 13 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 101 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 1,542 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 0.5 Earthquake Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 1.8 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (188 out of 1,660 quakes, show more):
Latest quakes in or near Northeast, Iceland - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 02:53 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 14:53 GMT
0.5

5 km
Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 02:28 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 14:28 GMT
0.6

5.3 km
Iceland: 3.5 km SSE of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 11:50 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 11:50 GMT
1.8

4.1 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the NW 12.4 km SE of Flatey Info
Mar 28, 11:11 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 11:11 GMT
0.5

8.7 km
Iceland: 12.9 km ENE of Grenivík Info
Mar 28, 10:54 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 10:54 GMT
0.2

9.1 km
2.7 km ESE of Jónsskarð Info
Mar 28, 09:23 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 09:23 GMT
0.4

4.6 km
Iceland: 1.1 km ENE of Suðurbotnar Info
Mar 28, 06:58 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 06:58 GMT
0.8

1.8 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the NW 11.7 km SE of Flatey Info
Mar 28, 05:35 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 05:35 GMT
0.6

4.1 km
4.0 km SSW 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 (5 quakes)
Mar 27, 11:55 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 23:55 GMT
0.8

4.8 km
4.2 km SSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 27, 09:50 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 21:50 GMT
0.7

22 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the SW Iceland: 4.2 km W of Nýidalur Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1012 joules (304 megawatt hours, equivalent to 262 tons of TNT) | 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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