How frequent are earthquakes in or near South, Iceland?

South has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 22,000 quakes on average per year in or near South, Iceland. South has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

How many earthquakes occur every year in or near South, Iceland?

On average, South has about 364 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 52 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 5.1 quakes per year).

When was the latest earthquake in South?

The last earthquake in South occurred 2 hours and 56 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.3: A light magnitude 1.3 earthquake hit 224 km (139 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the late afternoon of Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6.38 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 1 km (0.6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.

What was the strongest quake in South in the past 24 hours?

The strongest earthquake in South in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 1.4 and occurred 21 hours ago: A light magnitude 1.4 earthquake hit 97 km (60 mi) away from Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland, in the early morning of Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 12.51 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 0.1 km (0.1 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.

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Latest quakes in or near South, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - list, stats and map

Latest today See all	Mag. 1.3 earthquake Iceland: 7.1 km E of Bárðarbunga -
Strongest today	Mag. 1.4 30.8 km E of Hveravellir -

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In the past 24 hours, South has had 23 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.4.

Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	23 quakes	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	279 quakes	57	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	1,122 quakes	235	17	3	-	1	-	-
Past 90 days	4,334 quakes	996	102	15	1	1	-	-
Past 365 days	28,663 quakes	9,906	2,397	608	112	3	-	-
Past 3 years	105,572 quakes	37,824	8,416	1,730	260	19	-	-
Past 10 years	191,439 quakes	70,603	14,285	3,566	1,090	72	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near South, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
May 14, 06:38 pm (Reykjavik)	1.3 1 km	8 km (5 mi) to the NE	Iceland: 7.1 km E of Bárðarbunga	Info
May 14, 06:26 pm (Reykjavik)	0.1 3 km	12 km (7.5 mi) to the W	Iceland: 6.3 km WSW of Helgafell	Info
May 14, 05:49 pm (Reykjavik)	1.1 1.1 km	11 km (6.8 mi) to the E	Iceland: 14.1 km NNW of Skaftafell	Info
May 14, 02:47 pm (Reykjavik)	0.5 0.1 km		9.8 km WSW of Grímsfjall	Info
May 14, 11:20 am (Reykjavik)	0.6 9.1 km	16 km (9.9 mi) to the W	Iceland: 2.7 km ENE of Fagradalsfjall	Info
May 14, 10:41 am (Reykjavik)	0.5 9.3 km		9.6 km NNE of Hella	Info
May 14, 10:32 am (Reykjavik)	1.1 5.4 km	33 km (21 mi) to the W	6.5 km ENE of Reykjanestá	Info
May 14, 10:23 am (Reykjavik)	1.1 2.2 km	8 km (5 mi) to the W	Iceland: 1.7 km N of Krýsuvík	Info
May 14, 10:18 am (Reykjavik)	0.2 4.4 km	7 km (4.3 mi) to the W	Iceland: 0.8 km ENE of Krýsuvík	Info
May 14, 10:16 am (Reykjavik)	0.6 3.6 km	8 km (5 mi) to the W	Iceland: 1.0 km NNW of Krýsuvík	Info
May 14, 09:32 am (Reykjavik)	0.1 4.1 km	12 km (7.5 mi) to the W	Iceland: 4.0 km E of Keilir	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 22,000 quakes on average per year in or near South, Iceland:

Mag. 6 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.5 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 5.1 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 52 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per month)
Mag. 3 or higher: 364 quakes per year (or 30.3 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 1,900 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per day)
Mag. 1 or higher: 9,600 quakes per year (or 26.3 quakes per day)

South has a high level of seismic activity. South has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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