Latest quakes in or near Vopnafjardarhreppur, East, Iceland - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 1.2 earthquake 9.3 km WSW of Ásbyrgi - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 2.0 9.2 km WSW of Ásbyrgi - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 23, 01:37 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 7.2 km | 9.3 km WSW of Ásbyrgi | Info | ||
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Apr 22, 06:49 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.5 7 km | 9.4 km WSW of Ásbyrgi | Info | ||
Apr 22, 05:27 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 5.1 km | 8.2 km WSW of Ásbyrgi | Info | ||
Apr 22, 05:24 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 6.9 km | 8.5 km WSW of Ásbyrgi | Info | ||
Apr 22, 05:15 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.0 7.6 km | 9.2 km WSW of Ásbyrgi | Info | ||
Apr 22, 02:19 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 7.1 km | 9.4 km WSW of Ásbyrgi | Info | ||
Sunday, April 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 21, 11:33 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.5 4.6 km | 4.4 km SSW of Herðubreið | Info | ||
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 17, 04:50 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.5 7.5 km | 10.5 km WSW of Kópasker | Info | ||
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 15, 04:34 am (Reykjavik) | 1.4 4.2 km | 4.2 km WSW of Herðubreið | Info | ||
Apr 15, 04:30 am (Reykjavik) | 1.3 4.4 km | 4.2 km WSW of Herðubreið | Info | ||
Apr 15, 03:22 am (Reykjavik) | 1.7 4.5 km | 3.4 km NNE of Herðubreið | Info |
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Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 3 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.8 years)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 0.77 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 2.9 quakes per year
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Vopnafjardarhreppur Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Vopnafjardarhreppur, East, Iceland?
Vopnafjardarhreppur has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3.8 quakes on average per year in or near Vopnafjardarhreppur, East, Iceland. No earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher are known to have occurred in or near Vopnafjardarhreppur, East, Iceland over the past 54 years. This does not mean that they cannot occur, but if any suggests that quakes of this strength are extremely rare.
+When was the latest earthquake in Vopnafjardarhreppur?
The last earthquake in Vopnafjardarhreppur occurred 20 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.2:
A light magnitude 1.2 earthquake hit 71 km (44 mi) away from Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland, around noon of Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 at 1.37 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7.2 km (4.5 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
+How many quakes were there in Vopnafjardarhreppur in the past 30 days?
There have been 0 quakes of magnitude 2.0+ in or near Vopnafjardarhreppur in the past 30 days.
+What was the strongest quake in Vopnafjardarhreppur in the past 30 days?
The strongest earthquake in Vopnafjardarhreppur in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 2.0 and occurred 1 day 16 hours ago:
A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake hit 71 km (44 mi) away from Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland, in the afternoon of Monday, Apr 22, 2024 at 5.15 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7.6 km (4.7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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