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Latest quakes in or near Capital Region, Iceland, in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 0.2 earthquake Iceland: 7.6 km E of Krýsuvík -
Strongest todayMag. 1.9 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 06:27 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Capital Region, Iceland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Capital Region, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Capital Region has had 23 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.9.
Latest today: Mag. 0.2 Earthquake Iceland: 7.6 km E of Krýsuvík -
Strongest today: Mag. 1.9 Earthquake 3.4 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun -

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Showing most recent quakes and quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (23 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 19, 06:15 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 06:15 GMT
0.2

9.2 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.6 km E of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 06:11 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 06:11 GMT
0.2

7.6 km
5 km (3.1 mi) to the S Iceland: 8.5 km ENE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 03:41 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 03:41 GMT
0.8

6.5 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.7 km ENE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 03:27 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 03:27 GMT
0.5

5.9 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.6 km E of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 02:28 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 02:28 GMT
0.6

6.8 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.8 km ENE of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 19, 02:13 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 02:13 GMT
0.6

2.6 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the SE Iceland: 4.8 km ENE of Litla_Kaffistofan Info
Mar 19, 12:49 am (universal)
Mar 19, 00:49 GMT
0.6

3.3 km
5 km (3.1 mi) to the SE 2.6 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 19, 12:45 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 19, 00:45 GMT
0.2

3.1 km
5 km (3.1 mi) to the SE Iceland: 2.7 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (15 quakes)
Mar 18, 10:04 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 22:04 GMT
0.6

4.1 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the SE Iceland: 3.1 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
Mar 18, 07:03 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 19:03 GMT
0.4

6 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the S Iceland: 7.5 km E of Krýsuvík Info
Mar 18, 05:29 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 18, 17:29 GMT
0.8

3.1 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the SE Iceland: 2.9 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.5 x 107 joules (18 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 32,000 quakes on average per year in or near Capital Region, Iceland:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 2.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 71 quakes per year (or 5.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 533 quakes per year (or 44 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2,800 quakes per year (or 7.8 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 13,000 quakes per year (or 35.7 quakes per day)
Capital Region has a high level of seismic activity. Capital Region has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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