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Latest quakes in or near Capital Region, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Sunday, September 24, 2023 - list, stats and map

Updated: Sep 24, 2023 01:39 GMT -
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Quakes in the past 24 hours:

  • 1 quake above magnitude 2
  • 72 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Latest quake: Mag. 0.9 | Iceland: 6.4 Km NNW of Álftavatn -

Strongest quake today: Mag. 2.1 | Iceland: 26.2 Km ESE of Hveravellir -

Recent quakes above magnitude 1.0 in or near Capital Region, Iceland (updated )

Past 24 hours11 quakes1 quake M2+
Past 7 days202 quakes30 quakes M2+1 quake M3+
Past 30 days591 quakes81 quakes M2+7 quakes M3+
Past 90 days6,193 quakes1,217 quakes M2+204 quakes M3+41 quakes M4+1 quake M5+
Past 365 days9,695 quakes1,854 quakes M2+274 quakes M3+50 quakes M4+1 quake M5+

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.2 or higher (67 out of 73 quakes, show more):
Date and timeMag
Depth
Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Saturday, September 23, 2023 GMT (67 quakes)
Sep 23, 2023 11:46 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 23:46 GMT)
0.9

2.2 km
Iceland: 6.4 Km NNW of Álftavatn More
Sep 23, 2023 9:33 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 21:33 GMT)
1.3

6.4 km
Iceland: 6.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 8:30 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 20:30 GMT)
1.2

16 km
Iceland: 7.3 Km ESE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 6:46 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 18:46 GMT)
1.2

9 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km ESE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 6:32 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 18:32 GMT)
2.1

2.9 km
Iceland: 26.2 Km ESE of Hveravellir More
Sep 23, 2023 5:44 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 17:44 GMT)
1.7

4.3 km
Iceland: 5.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 4:52 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 16:52 GMT)
0.6

4.5 km
Iceland: 2.8 Km SSW of Þorlákshöfn More
Sep 23, 2023 4:47 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 16:47 GMT)
0.4

4.3 km
Iceland: 3.6 Km SW of Hrómundartindi More
Sep 23, 2023 4:28 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 16:28 GMT)
0.4

4.3 km
Iceland: 4.6 Km SSE of Skálafell More
Sep 23, 2023 3:06 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 15:06 GMT)
0.5

4.4 km
Iceland: 3.7 Km NE of Krýsuvík More
Sep 23, 2023 2:37 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 14:37 GMT)
0.5

6.3 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km NE of Krýsuvík More
Sep 23, 2023 2:35 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 14:35 GMT)
0.3

7.3 km
Iceland: 1.4 Km NNE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 2:32 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 14:32 GMT)
0.3

1.1 km
Iceland: 3.7 Km SW of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 12:44 pm (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 12:44 GMT)
0.4

5.5 km
Iceland: 5.1 Km N of Grindavík More
Sep 23, 2023 11:31 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 11:31 GMT)
0.5

5.9 km
Iceland: 5.6 Km NE of Krýsuvík More
Sep 23, 2023 11:16 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 11:16 GMT)
0.2

5.7 km
Iceland: 2.9 Km ESE of Bláfjallaskáli More
Sep 23, 2023 10:52 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 10:52 GMT)
0.5

6.9 km
Iceland: 3.1 Km ESE of Bláfjallaskáli More
Sep 23, 2023 10:28 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 10:28 GMT)
0.5

5.5 km
Iceland: 1.4 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 9:16 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 09:16 GMT)
0.5

7.3 km
Iceland: 1.2 Km S of Keilir More
Sep 23, 2023 8:56 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:56 GMT)
0.6

1.1 km
Iceland: 2.1 Km WSW of Þorlákshöfn More
Sep 23, 2023 8:39 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:39 GMT)
1.0

6.2 km
Iceland: 4.5 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 8:35 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:35 GMT)
0.2

3.5 km
Iceland: 5.2 Km NNE of Grindavík More
Sep 23, 2023 8:16 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:16 GMT)
0.3

6.4 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 8:10 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 08:10 GMT)
0.5

5.8 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:53 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:53 GMT)
0.2

0.5 km
Iceland: 4.7 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:44 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:44 GMT)
1.2

2.3 km
Iceland: 5.2 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:44 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:44 GMT)
1.3

2.4 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:43 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:43 GMT)
0.5

6.7 km
Iceland: 0.8 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:33 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:33 GMT)
0.3

7.7 km
Iceland: 6.4 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 7:32 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:32 GMT)
1.7

4.3 km
Iceland: 5.3 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 7:31 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:31 GMT)
0.3

6.1 km
Iceland: 2.8 Km ESE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:02 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:02 GMT)
0.2

5.9 km
Iceland: 1.1 Km ESE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 7:01 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 07:01 GMT)
0.4

6.8 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:39 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:39 GMT)
0.5

2.3 km
Iceland: 6.7 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:27 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:27 GMT)
0.2

1 km
Iceland: 5.6 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:21 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:21 GMT)
0.4

5.8 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:14 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:14 GMT)
0.5

6.5 km
Iceland: 1.0 Km E of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 6:02 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 06:02 GMT)
0.5

7.4 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km NNE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:59 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:59 GMT)
0.8

5.7 km
Iceland: 4.4 Km W of Reykjanestá More
Sep 23, 2023 5:58 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:58 GMT)
0.7

5.4 km
Iceland: 4.1 Km WNW of Reykjanestá More
Sep 23, 2023 5:57 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:57 GMT)
0.2

1.2 km
Iceland: 5.8 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:54 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:54 GMT)
0.6

7.3 km
Iceland: 0.4 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:48 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:48 GMT)
0.5

7 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:46 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:46 GMT)
0.3

6.6 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:41 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:41 GMT)
0.4

7.3 km
Iceland: 1.5 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:37 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:37 GMT)
0.2

5.6 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km ESE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:34 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:34 GMT)
0.4

6.3 km
Iceland: 1.1 Km E of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:32 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:32 GMT)
0.9

6.9 km
Iceland: 0.6 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:30 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:30 GMT)
0.2

6.3 km
Iceland: 1.3 Km ESE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:15 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:15 GMT)
0.2

5.4 km
Iceland: 2.4 Km ESE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 5:00 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 05:00 GMT)
0.6

4.7 km
Iceland: 4.3 Km NNE of Grindavík More
Sep 23, 2023 4:55 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:55 GMT)
0.3

0.1 km
Iceland: 5.7 Km S of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 4:42 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:42 GMT)
0.5

6.7 km
Iceland: 0.8 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 4:37 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:37 GMT)
0.7

9.3 km
Iceland: 5.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 4:13 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:13 GMT)
0.5

1.7 km
Iceland: 8.5 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 4:11 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:11 GMT)
0.2

5.6 km
Iceland: 2.5 Km SSW of Þrengsli More
Sep 23, 2023 4:07 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:07 GMT)
0.7

6.3 km
Iceland: 0.9 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 4:01 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 04:01 GMT)
0.2

5.4 km
Iceland: 1.1 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 3:56 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:56 GMT)
0.4

6.4 km
Iceland: 0.8 Km ENE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 3:53 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:53 GMT)
1.0

6.4 km
Iceland: 0.7 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 3:38 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:38 GMT)
0.7

6.8 km
Iceland: 4.9 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 3:10 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:10 GMT)
1.0

5.7 km
Iceland: 5.0 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 3:06 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 03:06 GMT)
0.7

6 km
Iceland: 5.5 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 2:50 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 02:50 GMT)
0.5

5.6 km
Iceland: 5.8 Km SE of Skjaldbreið More
Sep 23, 2023 2:39 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 02:39 GMT)
0.2

5.2 km
Iceland: 4.1 Km WSW of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 2:22 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 02:22 GMT)
0.2

6.6 km
Iceland: 1.3 Km ESE of Fagradalsfjall More
Sep 23, 2023 1:58 am (GMT +0) (Sep 23, 2023 01:58 GMT)
0.3

6.7 km
Iceland: 4.7 Km WSW of Fagradalsfjall More
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 108 joules (50.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy

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Seismic station: Borgarfjordur, Asbjarnarstadir, Iceland (BORG/II network) | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Borgarfjordur, Asbjarnarstadir, Iceland: seismogram of vertical movement last 60 minutes (source: IRIS/BUD)
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When was the latest earthquake in Capital Region?

The last earthquake in Capital Region occurred 1 hour and 53 minutes ago: Minor mag. 0.9 earthquake - Iceland: 6.4 Km NNW of Álftavatn on Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 at 11:46 pm (GMT +0).

How many quakes were there in Capital Region today?

In the past 24 hours, Capital Region, Iceland had 67 quakes up to magnitude 2.1.

What was the strongest quake in Capital Region today?

The strongest earthquake in Capital Region today occurred 7 hours ago: Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - Iceland: 26.2 Km ESE of Hveravellir on Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 at 6:32 pm (GMT +0).

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