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Latest news:

Askja volcano (Iceland): earthquake swarm near Herdubreid volcano
Recent earthquakes under Herdubreid volcano
Monday, Oct 12, 2015
A shallow earthquake swarm has been occurring 25 km NE of the Aksja caldera since Thursday. ... [more]
Askja volcano (Iceland): large landslide and tidal wave
Wednesday, Jul 23, 2014
A large landslide occurred from the southern wall of the Askja caldera yesterday night. The slide caused a large flood wave in the Öskjuvatn lake that also swept into the famous Viti crater. ... [more]
 

Askja volcano

Stratovolcano 1516 m (4,974 ft), Central Iceland, 65.03°N / -16.75°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (34 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Wed, 23 Jan 07:47 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 22 Jan
Tue, 22 Jan 16:47 UTCM 1.1 / 4.6 km - [info]Askja (3 km) - Central Iceland3.7 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Jan
Mon, 21 Jan 07:36 UTCM 0.8 / 5.1 km - [info]Askja (22 km) - Central Iceland17.3 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Jan 07:36 UTCM 0.5 / 4.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland17.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Jan 06:41 UTCM 0.4 / 4.1 km - [info]Askja (3 km) - Central Iceland3.7 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Jan (6 earthquakes)
Sun, 20 Jan 22:45 UTCM 0.5 / 4 km - [info]Askja (4 km) - Central Iceland3.6 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Jan 22:04 UTCM 0.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Fremrinamur (27 km)5.9 km NW of Herðubreiðarlindir
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Jan 21:17 UTCM 0.4 / 8.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (21 km) - Eastern Iceland16.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Jan 18:17 UTCM 0.7 / 7.8 km - [info]Askja (11 km) - Central Iceland5.5 km SE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Jan 18:05 UTCM 0.7 / 6 km - [info] (30 km)3.8 km N of Herðubreiðarlindir
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Jan 17:29 UTCM 0.4 / 4.9 km - [info]Askja (3 km) - Central Iceland4.0 km W of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Jan (6 earthquakes)
Sat, 19 Jan 22:58 UTCM 0.3 / 3.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland16.8 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Jan 14:39 UTCM 0.6 / 10.6 km - [info]Askja (28 km) - Central Iceland2.4 km W of Herðubreiðarlindir
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Jan 08:04 UTCM 0.9 / 0.5 km - [info]Askja (0 km) - Central Iceland7.4 km W of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Jan 08:04 UTCM 0.5 / 1.6 km - [info]Askja (0 km) - Central Iceland7.3 km W of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Jan 08:04 UTCM 0.3 / 2.5 km - [info]Askja (0 km) - Central Iceland7.1 km W of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Jan 06:37 UTCM 0.4 / 7 km - [info]Askja (12 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km ESE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Jan (7 earthquakes)
Fri, 18 Jan 16:41 UTCM 0.5 / 5.1 km - [info]Askja (3 km) - Central Iceland3.7 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Jan 16:41 UTCM 0.7 / 5.2 km - [info]Askja (4 km) - Central Iceland3.5 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Jan 12:20 UTCM 0.3 / 3.7 km - [info]Askja (2 km) - Central Iceland4.9 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Jan 10:57 UTCM 1.1 / 4.7 km - [info]Askja (3 km) - Central Iceland5.4 km SW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Jan 04:21 UTCM 0.9 / 2.9 km - [info]Askja (1 km) - Central Iceland6.0 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Jan 04:21 UTCM 0.7 / 4.4 km - [info]Askja (2 km) - Central Iceland5.7 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Jan 01:54 UTCM 0.4 / 5.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (21 km) - Eastern Iceland16.1 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan (9 earthquakes)
Thu, 17 Jan 22:52 UTCM 0.5 / 5.1 km - [info]Askja (14 km) - Central Iceland8.1 km ESE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 22:07 UTCM 0.6 / 6.1 km - [info]Fremrinamur (13 km)2.8 km WNW of Herðubreiðarfjöll
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 22:07 UTCM 1.3 / 6.1 km - [info]Fremrinamur (12 km)3.1 km WNW of Herðubreiðarfjöll
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 20:05 UTCM 0.6 / 6.5 km - [info]Askja (23 km) - Central Iceland2.5 km W of Herðubreið
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 19:51 UTCM 0.2 / 3.1 km - [info]Askja (4 km) - Central Iceland3.4 km WSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 19:39 UTCM 0.7 / 4.2 km - [info]Askja (14 km) - Central Iceland7.8 km ESE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 19:39 UTCM 0.5 / 4.8 km - [info]Askja (14 km) - Central Iceland7.9 km ESE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 18:14 UTCM 0.4 / 4.3 km - [info]Askja (14 km) - Central Iceland7.3 km ESE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Jan 17:57 UTCM 0.4 / 5.2 km - [info]Askja (14 km) - Central Iceland8.0 km ESE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 16 Jan
Wed, 16 Jan 23:44 UTCM 0.3 / 3.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.4 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 16 Jan 15:21 UTCM 0.7 / 8.8 km - [info]Askja (20 km) - Central Iceland5.3 km WSW of Herðubreið
[Map]		IMO

 

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