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

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Mag. 1.9 earthquake 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 3.6 Iceland: 0.8 Km Ene of Krýsuvík -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 03:32 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near West in the past 24 hours.
In the past 7 days, West has had 2 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.6:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.9 Earthquake 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun -

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 7 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (18 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 18, 01:27 pm (universal)
Mar 18, 13:27 GMT
1.9

4.2 km
34 km (21 mi) to the S 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 18, 10:36 am (universal)
Mar 18, 10:36 GMT
1.2

3.5 km
34 km (21 mi) to the S 3.2 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 18, 03:30 am (universal)
Mar 18, 03:30 GMT
1.2

7.4 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the SE 14.7 km N of Skjaldbreið Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 17, 11:58 pm (universal)
Mar 17, 23:58 GMT
1.2

6.3 km
39 km (24 mi) to the S 8.3 km SW of Helgafell Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 16, 09:23 pm (universal)
Mar 16, 21:23 GMT
2.4

3.6 km
46 km (29 mi) to the S 1.8 Km Wnw of Fagradalsfjall Info
Mar 16, 07:56 pm (universal)
Mar 16, 19:56 GMT
1.2

5.5 km
37 km (23 mi) to the S 3.2 km NNW of Hveragerði Info
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 15, 10:05 pm (universal)
Mar 15, 22:05 GMT
1.9

4 km
34 km (21 mi) to the S 3.2 Km Nnw of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 15, 02:11 pm (universal)
Mar 15, 14:11 GMT
2.0

4.5 km
40 km (25 mi) to the S 4.6 Km E of Keilir Info
Mar 15, 01:58 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 15, 13:58 GMT
1.9

2 km
37 km (23 mi) to the S Iceland: 6.1 Km Sw of Helgafell Info
Mar 15, 01:16 am (universal)
Mar 15, 01:16 GMT
1.0

3.8 km
35 km (22 mi) to the S 2.6 Km Nnw of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 15, 12:41 am (universal)
Mar 15, 00:41 GMT
2.2

4.4 km
34 km (21 mi) to the S 3.1 Km Nnw of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.7 x 1010 joules (4.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.96 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,000 quakes on average per year in or near West, Iceland:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 63 quakes per year (or 5.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 479 quakes per year (or 39.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2,100 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 2,700 quakes per year (or 7.3 quakes per day)
West has a high level of seismic activity. West has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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