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Latest quakes in or near East, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Friday, March 29, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 0.5 earthquake Iceland: 2.0 km WNW of Víti -
Strongest todayMag. 1.9 Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 09:17 GMT -
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In the past 24 hours, East has had 20 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.9.
Latest today: Mag. 0.5 Earthquake Iceland: 2.0 km WNW of Víti -
Strongest today: Mag. 1.9 Earthquake Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið -
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Latest quakes in or near East, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Friday, March 29, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 06:43 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 06:43 GMT
0.5

6.1 km
17 km (10.6 mi) to the W Iceland: 2.0 km WNW of Víti Info
Mar 29, 04:38 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 04:38 GMT
0.6

7.7 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 3.0 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 29, 04:36 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 04:36 GMT
0.6

5.5 km
11 km (6.8 mi) to the W Iceland: 1.0 km ENE of Suðurbotnar Info
Mar 29, 01:10 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 01:10 GMT
0.6

15 km
13 km (8.1 mi) to the W Iceland: 7.0 km NW of Herðubreiðartögl Info
Mar 29, 12:55 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 00:55 GMT
0.6

5 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 4.2 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 29, 12:35 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 00:35 GMT
0.6

6.6 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 3.3 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 29, 12:28 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 00:28 GMT
0.6

6.3 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the W Iceland: 2.5 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (14 quakes)
Mar 28, 11:54 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 23:54 GMT
0.9

5.3 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 3.8 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 11:49 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 23:49 GMT
1.0

6.8 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 3.9 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 11:32 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 23:32 GMT
0.6

6 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 3.6 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 11:24 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 23:24 GMT
0.9

6.1 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Iceland: 3.1 km WSW of Herðubreið Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.1 x 107 joules (22.5 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 5,200 quakes on average per year in or near East, Iceland:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 3.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 62 quakes per year (or 5.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 87 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 235 quakes per year (or 19.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,400 quakes per year (or 3.8 quakes per day)
East has a high level of seismic activity. East 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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