Latest See all | Mag. 1.6 earthquake Iceland: 1.4 km NNE of Grindavík - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 3.3 6.0 km N of Krýsuvík - May 6, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 13, 07:51 am (Reykjavik) | 1.6 3.5 km | Iceland: 1.4 km NNE of Grindavík | Info | ||
May 13, 06:53 am (Reykjavik) | 1.1 5.7 km | 0.7 km SE of Hagafell | Info | ||
May 13, 03:02 am (Reykjavik) | 1.3 5.8 km | 7.4 km ENE of Keilir | Info | ||
Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
May 12, 03:09 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 10 km | 5.1 km NE of Eldey | Info | ||
May 12, 02:49 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.9 3.7 km | 0.5 km ESE of Stóra-Skógfell | Info | ||
May 12, 01:29 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.1 6 km | Iceland: 1.4 km SSE of Þorbjörn | Info | ||
May 12, 12:25 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.4 7.8 km | 6.2 km NE of Eldey | Info | ||
May 12, 01:22 am (Reykjavik) | 1.2 5.1 km | 0.5 km SE of Hagafell | Info | ||
Saturday, May 11, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 11, 10:15 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.4 2.5 km | 3.5 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun | Info | ||
May 11, 03:50 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 10 km | 5.9 km W of Reykjanestá | Info | ||
Friday, May 10, 2024 GMT (9 quakes) | |||||
May 10, 08:08 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.1 3.7 km | 1.0 km NW of Grindavík | Info |
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Reykjanes Peninsula, 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 25,000 quakes on average per year on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.
On average, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland has about 305 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 36.1 quakes per year).
The last earthquake on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland occurred 1 hour and 47 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.6:
A light magnitude 1.6 earthquake hit 41 km (26 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the morning of Monday, May 13, 2024 at 7.51 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 7 days, The Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.3 and 5 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 512 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 3.3 and occurred 7 days ago:
A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit 23 km (14 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital, Iceland, in the afternoon of Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5.43 pm local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5.6 km (3.5 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
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