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8 quakes Mag. 2+
2 quakes Mag. 3+
Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
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Latest quakes in or near East, Iceland - list, stats and map

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Mag. 0.5 earthquake Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 3.5 7.6 km SSE of Lokatindur -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 17:29 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near East, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near East, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, East has had 8 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.7.
In the past 7 days, East has had 68 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.5:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 6 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 60 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 0.5 Earthquake Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið -
Strongest: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake 7.6 km SSE of Lokatindur -
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Latest quakes in or near East, 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
5 km (3.1 mi) to the W Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 02:28 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 14:28 GMT
0.6

5.3 km
5 km (3.1 mi) to the W Iceland: 3.5 km SSE of Herðubreið Info
Mar 28, 10:54 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 10:54 GMT
0.2

9.1 km
18 km (11 mi) to the W 2.7 km ESE of Jónsskarð Info
Mar 28, 09:23 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 09:23 GMT
0.4

4.6 km
11 km (6.8 mi) to the W Iceland: 1.1 km ENE of Suðurbotnar Info
Mar 28, 05:35 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 05:35 GMT
0.6

4.1 km
8 km (5 mi) to the W 4.0 km SSW of Herðubreið Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (13 quakes)
Mar 27, 11:55 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 23:55 GMT
0.8

4.8 km
7 km (4.3 mi) to the W 4.2 km SSW of Herðubreið Info
Mar 27, 06:47 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 18:47 GMT
2.7

1.4 km
30 km (19 mi) to the W 6.5 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
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Mar 27, 06:39 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 18:39 GMT
0.6

0.1 km
14 km (8.7 mi) to the SW Iceland: 14.0 km NNW of Grímsfjall Info
Mar 27, 01:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:29 GMT
0.3

1.1 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the W 0.9 km SSE of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:29 GMT
1.5

5.1 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the W 2.6 km WSW of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
Mar 27, 01:27 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 13:27 GMT
0.5

4.4 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the W 2.4 km W of Herðubreiðarlindir Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 1010 joules (7 megawatt hours, equivalent to 6.02 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 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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