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Latest quakes in or near Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 0.2 earthquake Iceland: 0.5 km NNW of Sundhnúkur -
Strongest todayMag. 1.3 0.9 km SE of Keilir -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 17:09 GMT -
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In the past 24 hours, Reykjavik has had 34 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.3.
Latest today: Mag. 0.2 Earthquake Iceland: 0.5 km NNW of Sundhnúkur -
Strongest today: Mag. 1.3 Earthquake 0.9 km SE of Keilir -
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Latest quakes in or near Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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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
Mar 28, 10:03 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 10:03 GMT
0.5

2.1 km
Iceland: 7.4 km ENE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 28, 08:50 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 08:50 GMT
1.3

3.9 km
0.9 km SE of Keilir Info
Mar 28, 08:41 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 08:41 GMT
1.2

6.7 km
2.6 km SW of Fagradalsfjall Info
Mar 28, 08:08 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 08:08 GMT
0.7

7.2 km
Iceland: 1.3 km SW of Fagradalsfjall Info
Mar 28, 07:58 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 07:58 GMT
1.0

5.8 km
5.4 km NNE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 28, 07:20 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 07:20 GMT
0.7

5.4 km
Iceland: 2.8 km WSW of Fagradalsfjall Info
Mar 28, 07:19 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 07:19 GMT
0.6

2.6 km
4.3 km SSE of Hveragerði Info
Mar 28, 07:04 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 07:04 GMT
1.2

7.2 km
Iceland: 3.0 km SW of Fagradalsfjall Info
Mar 28, 07:01 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 07:01 GMT
0.4

3.7 km
Iceland: 7.4 km NNE of Krýsuvík Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.6 x 107 joules (10 kilowatt hours) | 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 23,000 quakes on average per year in or near Reykjavik, 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 17.9 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.25 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 35.6 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 289 quakes per year (or 24.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 8,600 quakes per year (or 23.7 quakes per day)
Reykjavik has a very high level of seismic activity. Reykjavik 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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