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

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: Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake 3.2 Km ESE of Keilir
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Mag. 0.5 earthquake Iceland: 2.1 km NNW of Hveragerði -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.3 3.2 Km ESE of Keilir - Jan 3, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 10:04 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Mosfellsbaer, Capital, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Mosfellsbaer, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Mosfellsbaer has had 5 quakes of magnitudes up to 0.9.
Since 2024, Mosfellsbaer has had 5,683 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 11 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 127 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 5,544 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 0.5 Earthquake Iceland: 2.1 km NNW of Hveragerði -
Strongest: Mag. 4.3 Earthquake 3.2 Km ESE of Keilir -
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Latest quakes in or near Mosfellsbaer, Capital, Iceland - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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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
Iceland: 4.5 km NE of Krýsuvík Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
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, 01:45 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 13:45 GMT
0.2

2.6 km
Iceland: 0.5 km NNW of Sundhnúkur Info
Mar 28, 01:26 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 13:26 GMT
0.6

12 km
1.4 km WSW of Raufarhólshellir 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
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 09:05 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 22, 09:05 GMT
2.0

7.2 km
5.2 km E of Bláfjallaskáli 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
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 15, 02:11 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 15, 14:11 GMT
2.0

4.5 km
4.6 Km E of Keilir Info
Mar 15, 12:41 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 15, 00:41 GMT
2.2

4.4 km
3.1 Km Nnw of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.9 x 1011 joules (79.7 megawatt hours, equivalent to 68.5 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 20,000 quakes on average per year in or near Mosfellsbaer, Capital, Iceland:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.25 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 30.5 quakes per year (or 2.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 245 quakes per year (or 20.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1,400 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 7,600 quakes per year (or 20.8 quakes per day)
Mosfellsbaer has a very high level of seismic activity. Mosfellsbaer has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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