Latest quakes in or near Sandgerdisbaer, Sudurnes, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - list, stats and map
Latest today See all | Mag. 0.7 earthquake Iceland: 1.7 km WNW of Grindavík - |
Strongest today | Mag. 1.9 12.0 km SW of Geirfugladrangur - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 21, 07:43 am (Reykjavik) | 0.7 3.9 km | Iceland: 1.7 km WNW of Grindavík | Info | ||
May 21, 07:02 am (Reykjavik) | 0.5 4.8 km | Iceland: 7.9 km NE of Krýsuvík | Info | ||
May 21, 05:55 am (Reykjavik) | 1.4 19 km | Iceland: 29.2 km N of Borgarnes | Info | ||
May 21, 04:44 am (Reykjavik) | 0.9 7 km | Iceland: 3.5 km ESE of Raufarhólshellir | Info | ||
May 21, 02:36 am (Reykjavik) | 1.7 4.5 km | Iceland: 24.6 km N of Borgarnes | Info | ||
May 21, 01:47 am (Reykjavik) | 0.1 8.5 km | Iceland: 5.6 km ENE of Helgafell | Info | ||
Monday, May 20, 2024 GMT (42 quakes) | |||||
May 20, 08:05 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.1 0.5 km | Iceland: 0.8 km S of Þorbjörn | Info | ||
May 20, 07:11 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.4 4.4 km | Iceland: 0.6 km NW of Grindavík | Info | ||
May 20, 07:09 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.5 4.9 km | Iceland: 0.2 km E of Hagafell | Info | ||
May 20, 06:55 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.2 1.1 km | Iceland: 0.6 km S of Þorbjörn | Info | ||
May 20, 06:36 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.4 3.7 km | Iceland: 1.0 km E of Sýlingarfell | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 1.27 quakes per year
- Mag. 4 or higher: 35.6 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)
- Mag. 3 or higher: 310 quakes per year (or 25.8 quakes per month)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 5 quakes per day)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 9,100 quakes per year (or 25 quakes per day)
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Sandgerdisbaer Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Sandgerdisbaer, Sudurnes, Iceland?
Sandgerdisbaer has a high level of seismic activity. 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 Sandgerdisbaer, Sudurnes, Iceland. Sandgerdisbaer has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Sandgerdisbaer, Sudurnes, Iceland?
On average, Sandgerdisbaer has about 310 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 35.6 quakes per year).
+When was the latest earthquake in Sandgerdisbaer?
The last earthquake in Sandgerdisbaer occurred 47 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 0.7:
A light magnitude 0.7 earthquake hit 43 km (27 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the morning of Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 7.43 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 3.9 km (2.4 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
+How many quakes were there in Sandgerdisbaer in the past 24 hours?
In the past 24 hours, Sandgerdisbaer has had 39 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.9.
+What was the strongest quake in Sandgerdisbaer in the past 24 hours?
The strongest earthquake in Sandgerdisbaer in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 1.9 and occurred 21 hours ago:
A light magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Iceland in the morning of Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11.37 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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