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Latest quakes in or near Sudurnesjabaer, Iceland - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake 3.2 Km ESE of Keilir
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Mag. 0.9 earthquake Iceland: 4.5 km NE of Krýsuvík -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.3 3.2 Km ESE of Keilir - Jan 3, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 12:07 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Sudurnesjabaer, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Sudurnesjabaer, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Sudurnesjabaer has had 2 quakes of magnitudes up to 0.9.
Since 2024, Sudurnesjabaer has had 6,090 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 194 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 5,875 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 0.9 Earthquake Iceland: 4.5 km NE of Krýsuvík -
Strongest: Mag. 4.3 Earthquake 3.2 Km ESE of Keilir -
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Latest quakes in or near Sudurnesjabaer, Iceland - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 05:54 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 05:54 GMT
0.9

5.5 km
Iceland: 4.5 km NE of Krýsuvík Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 28, 01:45 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 13:45 GMT
0.2

2.6 km
Iceland: 0.5 km NNW of Sundhnúkur Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 02:00 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 24, 14:00 GMT
2.5

6.1 km
5.4 km ENE of Keilir Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 02:58 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 02:58 GMT
2.2

5.5 km
Iceland: 5.9 km SE of Helgafell Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 16, 09:23 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 16, 21:23 GMT
2.4

3.6 km
1.8 Km Wnw of Fagradalsfjall Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 10:23 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 14, 22:23 GMT
3.6

4 km
Iceland: 0.8 Km Ene of Krýsuvík 2 reportsInfo
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 12, 02:59 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 12, 14:59 GMT
2.2

6.8 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km NNW of Eldey Info
Mar 12, 02:55 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 12, 14:55 GMT
2.5

10 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km WSW of Eldey Info
Friday, March 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 8, 08:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 8, 20:29 GMT
2.8

5.2 km
0.9 Km SSE of Þorbjörn Info
Thursday, March 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 7, 04:41 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 7, 04:41 GMT
2.6

4.7 km
3.5 Km E of Keilir Info
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 6, 10:17 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 6, 10:17 GMT
3.0

5 km
2.5 Km ENE of Reykjanestá Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.8 x 1011 joules (106 megawatt hours, equivalent to 91.2 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 23,000 quakes on average per year in or near Sudurnesjabaer, Iceland:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.29 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 36.5 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 314 quakes per year (or 26.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 5 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 9,200 quakes per year (or 25.3 quakes per day)
Sudurnesjabaer has a high level of seismic activity. Sudurnesjabaer has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 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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