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Latest quakes in or near West, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Sunday, September 24, 2023 - list, stats and map

Updated: Sep 24, 2023 00:49 GMT -
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Quakes in the past 24 hours:

  • 1 quake above magnitude 2
  • 76 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Latest quake: Mag. 0.9 | Iceland: 6.4 Km NNW of Álftavatn -

Strongest quake today: Mag. 2.1 | Iceland: 26.2 Km ESE of Hveravellir -

Recent quakes above magnitude 1.0 in or near West, Iceland (updated )

Past 24 hours12 quakes1 quake M2+
Past 7 days185 quakes26 quakes M2+1 quake M3+
Past 30 days415 quakes46 quakes M2+2 quakes M3+
Past 90 days4,884 quakes806 quakes M2+127 quakes M3+31 quakes M4+1 quake M5+
Past 365 days6,928 quakes1,038 quakes M2+143 quakes M3+33 quakes M4+1 quake M5+

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.4 or higher (49 out of 77 quakes, show more):
Date and timeMag
Depth
Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Saturday, September 23, 2023 GMT (49 quakes)
Sep 23, 2023 11:46 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 23:46 GMT)
0.9

2.2 km
Iceland: 6.4 Km NNW of Álftavatn More
Sep 23, 2023 9:33 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 21:33 GMT)
1.3

6.4 km
Iceland: 6.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 8:30 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 20:30 GMT)
1.2

16 km
Iceland: 7.3 Km ESE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 6:46 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 18:46 GMT)
1.2

9 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km ESE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 6:32 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 18:32 GMT)
2.1

2.9 km
Iceland: 26.2 Km ESE of Hveravellir More
Sep 23, 2023 5:44 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 17:44 GMT)
1.7

4.3 km
Iceland: 5.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 4:52 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 16:52 GMT)
0.6

4.5 km
Iceland: 2.8 Km SSW of Þorlákshöfn More
Sep 23, 2023 4:47 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 16:47 GMT)
0.4

4.3 km
Iceland: 3.6 Km SW of Hrómundartindi More
Sep 23, 2023 4:28 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 16:28 GMT)
0.4

4.3 km
Iceland: 4.6 Km SSE of Skálafell More
Sep 23, 2023 3:06 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 15:06 GMT)
0.5

4.4 km
Iceland: 3.7 Km NE of Krýsuvík More
Sep 23, 2023 2:37 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 14:37 GMT)
0.5

6.3 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km NE of Krýsuvík More
Sep 23, 2023 12:44 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 12:44 GMT)
0.4

5.5 km
Iceland: 5.1 Km N of Grindavík More
Sep 23, 2023 11:31 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 11:31 GMT)
0.5

5.9 km
Iceland: 5.6 Km NE of Krýsuvík More
Sep 23, 2023 10:52 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 10:52 GMT)
0.5

6.9 km
Iceland: 3.1 Km ESE of Bláfjallaskáli More
Sep 23, 2023 10:28 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 10:28 GMT)
0.5

5.5 km
Iceland: 1.4 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 9:16 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 09:16 GMT)
0.5

7.3 km
Iceland: 1.2 Km S of Keilir More
Sep 23, 2023 8:56 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:56 GMT)
0.6

1.1 km
Iceland: 2.1 Km WSW of Þorlákshöfn More
Sep 23, 2023 8:39 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:39 GMT)
1.0

6.2 km
Iceland: 4.5 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 8:10 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:10 GMT)
0.5

5.8 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:44 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:44 GMT)
1.2

2.3 km
Iceland: 5.2 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:44 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:44 GMT)
1.3

2.4 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:43 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:43 GMT)
0.5

6.7 km
Iceland: 0.8 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:32 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:32 GMT)
1.7

4.3 km
Iceland: 5.3 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 7:01 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:01 GMT)
0.4

6.8 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:39 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:39 GMT)
0.5

2.3 km
Iceland: 6.7 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:21 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:21 GMT)
0.4

5.8 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:14 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:14 GMT)
0.5

6.5 km
Iceland: 1.0 Km E of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:02 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:02 GMT)
0.5

7.4 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km NNE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:59 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:59 GMT)
0.8

5.7 km
Iceland: 4.4 Km W of Reykjanestá More
Sep 23, 2023 5:58 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:58 GMT)
0.7

5.4 km
Iceland: 4.1 Km WNW of Reykjanestá More
Sep 23, 2023 5:54 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:54 GMT)
0.6

7.3 km
Iceland: 0.4 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:48 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:48 GMT)
0.5

7 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:41 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:41 GMT)
0.4

7.3 km
Iceland: 1.5 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:34 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:34 GMT)
0.4

6.3 km
Iceland: 1.1 Km E of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:32 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:32 GMT)
0.9

6.9 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:00 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:00 GMT)
0.6

4.7 km
Iceland: 4.3 Km NNE of Grindavík More
Sep 23, 2023 4:42 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:42 GMT)
0.5

6.7 km
Iceland: 0.8 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 4:37 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:37 GMT)
0.7

9.3 km
Iceland: 5.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 4:13 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:13 GMT)
0.5

1.7 km
Iceland: 8.5 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 4:07 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:07 GMT)
0.7

6.3 km
Iceland: 0.9 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 3:56 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:56 GMT)
0.4

6.4 km
Iceland: 0.8 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 3:53 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:53 GMT)
1.0

6.4 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 3:38 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:38 GMT)
0.7

6.8 km
Iceland: 4.9 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 3:10 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:10 GMT)
1.0

5.7 km
Iceland: 5.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 3:06 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:06 GMT)
0.7

6 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 2:50 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 02:50 GMT)
0.5

5.6 km
Iceland: 5.8 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 1:27 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 01:27 GMT)
0.4

3.4 km
Iceland: 3.2 Km N of Krýsuvík More
Sep 23, 2023 1:20 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 01:20 GMT)
0.6

5.1 km
Iceland: 5.0 Km WSW of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 1:16 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 01:16 GMT)
1.0

8 km
Iceland: 16.1 Km SE of Árnes More
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 108 joules (50.7 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy

Latest seismic signals

Seismic station: Borgarfjordur, Asbjarnarstadir, Iceland (BORG/II network) | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Borgarfjordur, Asbjarnarstadir, Iceland: seismogram of vertical movement last 60 minutes (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) last 60 minutes. Source: IRIS query builder webtool
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West Earthquake FAQ

When was the latest earthquake in West?

The last earthquake in West occurred 1 hour and 2 minutes ago: Minor mag. 0.9 earthquake - Iceland: 6.4 Km NNW of Álftavatn on Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 at 11:46 pm (GMT +0).

How many quakes were there in West today?

In the past 24 hours, West, Iceland had 49 quakes up to magnitude 2.1.

What was the strongest quake in West today?

The strongest earthquake in West today occurred 6 hours ago: Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - Iceland: 26.2 Km ESE of Hveravellir on Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 at 6:32 pm (GMT +0).

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