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Latest quakes in or near Fjallabyggd, Northeast, Iceland - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.7 earthquake Iceland: 12.3 km SE of Flatey -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 3.0 6.1 Km SSE of Flatey - Feb 11, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 15:03 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Fjallabyggd, Northeast, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Fjallabyggd, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Fjallabyggd has had 3 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.7.
Since 2024, Fjallabyggd has had 176 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 166 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. 3.0 Earthquake 6.1 Km SSE of Flatey -
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Latest quakes in or near Fjallabyggd, 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
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 25, 09:48 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 21:48 GMT
1.2

6.7 km
19.9 km NE of Siglufjörður Info
Mar 25, 09:43 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 21:43 GMT
1.4

7.4 km
20.3 km NE of Siglufjörður Info
Mar 25, 09:41 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 21:41 GMT
2.0

7.3 km
20.2 km NE of Siglufjörður Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 09:18 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 24, 21:18 GMT
2.0

6.4 km
Iceland: 11.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá Info
Mar 24, 02:36 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 24, 02:36 GMT
1.6

7.4 km
Iceland: 8.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 23, 07:12 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 19:12 GMT
1.4

9.5 km
Iceland: 27.9 km NNE of Siglufjörður Info
Mar 23, 04:18 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 16:18 GMT
1.3

15 km
Iceland: 8.0 km WSW of Gjögurtá Info
Mar 23, 03:19 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 23, 03:19 GMT
1.6

6.8 km
Iceland: 18.9 km NE of Siglufjörður Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.2 x 109 joules (1.16 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1 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 3,300 quakes on average per year in or near Fjallabyggd, Northeast, Iceland:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.4 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 3.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 27.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 238 quakes per year (or 19.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 5.1 quakes per day)
Fjallabyggd has a high level of seismic activity. Fjallabyggd 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.

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