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

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: Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake 3.2 Km ESE of Keilir
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Mag. 0.7 earthquake Iceland: 5.1 km NE of Krýsuvík -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.6 Iceland: 5.1 Km N of Grímsfjall - Jan 11, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 13:05 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near South, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near South, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, South has had 10 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.5.
Since 2024, South has had 4,697 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.6:
  • 5 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 31 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 222 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 4,439 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 0.7 Earthquake Iceland: 5.1 km NE of Krýsuvík -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 2.2 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (198 out of 4,697 quakes, show more):
Latest quakes in or near South, Iceland - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 12:43 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 12:43 GMT
0.7

5.4 km
7 km (4.3 mi) to the W Iceland: 5.1 km NE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 29, 10:15 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 10:15 GMT
0.7

5.8 km
Iceland: 4.7 km SSE of Hveragerði Info
Mar 29, 07:29 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 07:29 GMT
0.6

3.2 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the NE Iceland: 7.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga Info
Mar 29, 06:14 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 06:14 GMT
0.5

1.5 km
Iceland: 2.1 km NNW of Hveragerði Info
Mar 29, 05:54 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 29, 05:54 GMT
0.9

5.5 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the W Iceland: 4.5 km NE of Krýsuvík Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 28, 11:06 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 23:06 GMT
1.4

1.1 km
Iceland: 4.1 km NE of Básar Info
Mar 28, 10:43 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 22:43 GMT
0.2

1.1 km
Iceland: 1.5 km ESE of Goðabunga Info
Mar 28, 08:24 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 20:24 GMT
0.8

7.6 km
Iceland: 9.2 km NW of Laugarvatn Info
Mar 28, 05:24 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 17:24 GMT
1.5

1.1 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the NE Iceland: 1.9 km S of Bárðarbunga Info
Mar 28, 01:26 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 13:26 GMT
0.6

12 km
1.4 km WSW of Raufarhólshellir Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 27, 06:47 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 18:47 GMT
2.7

1.4 km
8 km (5 mi) to the NE 6.5 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 1012 joules (411 megawatt hours, equivalent to 353 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 22,000 quakes on average per year in or near South, Iceland:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 5.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 52 quakes per year (or 4.4 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 369 quakes per year (or 30.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.4 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 9,700 quakes per year (or 26.6 quakes per day)
South has a high level of seismic activity. South has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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