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Latest quakes in or near Hvalfjardarsveit, West, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Friday, April 19, 2024 - list, stats and map

Latest today See all	Mag. 0.3 earthquake Iceland: 2.3 km NE of Krýsuvík -
Strongest today	Mag. 1.5 4.8 km SSW of Hestfjall -

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In the past 24 hours, Hvalfjardarsveit has had 4 quakes of magnitudes up to 1.5:

4 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
0 quakes between magnitude 0 and 1

Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	4 quakes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	30 quakes	5	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	108 quakes	20	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 365 days	3,207 quakes	872	157	7	2	-	-	-
Past 3 years	8,481 quakes	2,821	471	29	5	-	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near Hvalfjardarsveit, West, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Friday, April 19, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Apr 19, 08:21 am (Reykjavik)	0.3 4.2 km	Iceland: 2.3 km NE of Krýsuvík	Info
Apr 19, 08:15 am (Reykjavik)	0.5 7.1 km	Iceland: 1.8 km SSW of Fagradalsfjall	Info
Apr 19, 08:14 am (Reykjavik)	0.5 7.8 km	Iceland: 2.4 km SSW of Fagradalsfjall	Info
Apr 19, 08:11 am (Reykjavik)	0.6 8.4 km	Iceland: 2.9 km NNE of Fagradalsfjall	Info
Apr 19, 07:17 am (Reykjavik)	0.4 6.3 km	Iceland: 2.3 km WSW of Fagradalsfjall	Info
Apr 19, 07:05 am (Reykjavik)	0.3 4.8 km	Iceland: 2.2 km NNE of Krýsuvík	Info
Apr 19, 05:42 am (Reykjavik)	0.5 6.5 km	Iceland: 1.6 km WNW of Krýsuvík	Info
Apr 19, 01:59 am (Reykjavik)	0.4 6.8 km	Iceland: 0.5 km SW of Fagradalsfjall	Info
Apr 19, 01:42 am (Reykjavik)	0.2 1.1 km	Iceland: 4.3 km SE of Reykjanestá	Info
Apr 19, 01:24 am (Reykjavik)	0.6 2.9 km	2.3 km NNE of Hellisheiðarvirkjun	Info
Apr 19, 12:44 am (Reykjavik)	0.5 4.1 km	2.7 km NNE of Hellisheiðarvirkjun	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,900 quakes on average per year in or near Hvalfjardarsveit, West, Iceland:

Mag. 5 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.9 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 0.48 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)
Mag. 3 or higher: 4.4 quakes per year
Mag. 2 or higher: 96 quakes per year (or 8 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 685 quakes per year (or 57 quakes per month)

Hvalfjardarsveit has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Hvalfjardarsveit has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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Hvalfjardarsveit Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Hvalfjardarsveit, West, Iceland?

Hvalfjardarsveit has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,900 quakes on average per year in or near Hvalfjardarsveit, West, Iceland. However, Hvalfjardarsveit has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Hvalfjardarsveit, West, Iceland?

On average, Hvalfjardarsveit has about 96 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year (Mag 3+: 4.4 quakes per year).

+When was the latest earthquake in Hvalfjardarsveit?

The last earthquake in Hvalfjardarsveit occurred 1 hour and 54 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 0.3:

Mag. 0.3 earthquake Iceland: 2.3 km NE of Krýsuvík -

A light magnitude 0.3 earthquake hit 27 km (17 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the morning of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 8.21 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.2 km (2.6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.

+How many quakes were there in Hvalfjardarsveit in the past 24 hours?

In the past 24 hours, Hvalfjardarsveit has had . There were also 4 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel., 0 quakes between 0.0 and 1.0.

+What was the strongest quake in Hvalfjardarsveit in the past 24 hours?

The strongest earthquake in Hvalfjardarsveit in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 1.5 and occurred 22 hours ago:

Mag. 1.5 earthquake 4.8 km SSW of Hestfjall -

A light magnitude 1.5 earthquake hit 60 km (37 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, around noon of Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 12.18 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.4 km (2.7 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.