Latest today See all | Mag. 1.5 earthquake Iceland: 19.3 km ESE of Grímsey - |
Strongest today | Mag. 2.4 0.4 km SE of Grímsfjall - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Jun 12, 10:18 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.5 7.4 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the N | Iceland: 19.3 km ESE of Grímsey | Info | |
Jun 12, 09:50 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.0 5.2 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the N | Iceland: 20.0 km ESE of Grímsey | Info | |
Jun 12, 08:49 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.2 4.4 km | Iceland: 3.7 km NNE of Herðubreið | Info | ||
Jun 12, 03:06 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.4 1 km | Iceland: 7.1 km E of Herðubreiðarlindir | Info | ||
Jun 12, 01:25 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.4 2.9 km | 0.4 km SE of Grímsfjall | Info | ||
Jun 12, 01:13 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.9 4.9 km | 8.5 km SW of Helgafell | Info | ||
Jun 12, 01:06 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.8 4.9 km | 8.4 km SW of Helgafell | Info | ||
Jun 12, 12:53 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.8 2 km | 5.6 km SE of Herðubreiðarlindir | Info | ||
Jun 12, 12:52 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.7 1.4 km | 6.1 km SE of Herðubreiðarlindir | Info |
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Iceland has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 44,000 quakes on average per year in Iceland. Iceland has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
On average, Iceland has about 525 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 75 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 6.1 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Iceland occurred 13 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.5:
A light magnitude 1.5 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Iceland late in the evening of Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024 at 10.18 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7.4 km (4.6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Iceland has had 3 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 43 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Iceland in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 2.4 and occurred 9 hours ago:
A light magnitude 2.4 earthquake hit 225 km (140 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, around noon of Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024 at 1.25 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 2.9 km (1.8 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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