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Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
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Latest quakes in or near Tjörneshreppur, Northeast, Iceland - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.7 earthquake Iceland: 12.3 km SE of Flatey -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 2.4 9.2 km E of Gjögurtá - Mar 22, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 13:28 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Tjörneshreppur, Northeast, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Tjörneshreppur, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Tjörneshreppur has had 3 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.7.
In the past 7 days, Tjörneshreppur has had 34 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.4:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 32 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.7 Earthquake Iceland: 12.3 km SE of Flatey -
Strongest: Mag. 2.4 Earthquake 9.2 km E of Gjögurtá -
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Latest quakes in or near Tjörneshreppur, Northeast, Iceland - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 11:50 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 11:50 GMT
1.7

2.3 km
Iceland: 12.3 km SE of Flatey Info
Mar 28, 06:58 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 06:58 GMT
0.8

1.8 km
11.7 km SE of Flatey Info
Mar 28, 03:49 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 03:49 GMT
0.6

6.3 km
12.5 km SE of Flatey Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (6 quakes)
Mar 27, 11:21 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 11:21 GMT
0.5

2.9 km
2.9 km W of Kröfluvirkjun Info
Mar 27, 11:11 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 11:11 GMT
1.2

9.5 km
12.5 km ESE of Grímsey Info
Mar 27, 10:26 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 10:26 GMT
0.7

10 km
16.9 km SSE of Grímsey Info
Mar 27, 04:39 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 04:39 GMT
0.9

9.7 km
15.1 km WSW of Kópasker Info
Mar 27, 03:58 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 03:58 GMT
1.2

10 km
16.8 km SSE of Grímsey Info
Mar 27, 12:04 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 27, 00:04 GMT
1.2

10 km
16.8 km SSE of Grímsey Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (7 quakes)
Mar 26, 11:15 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 26, 23:15 GMT
0.6

10.6 km
10.8 km WSW of Kópasker Info
Mar 26, 08:56 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 26, 20:56 GMT
0.4

4.5 km
Iceland: 13.0 km WSW of Kópasker Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.9 x 108 joules (108 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,700 quakes on average per year in or near Tjörneshreppur, Northeast, Iceland:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.71 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 23.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 217 quakes per year (or 18.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,900 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per day)
Tjörneshreppur has a very high level of seismic activity. Tjörneshreppur has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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