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Brennisteinsfjöll volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland) activity update: earthquake swarms
Time and depth of quakes (7 Oct 2012) near Brenisteinsfjöll volcano
Sunday, Oct 07, 2012
A new earthquake swarm occurred over the weekend on the Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, on the volcanic rift zone about 12 km SW of Brenisteinsfjöll volcano. The largest quakes was a M3.8 event at 5 km depth on Friday at 19:42 UTC. [more]
Seismic swarm on the Rykjanes Peninsula (Iceland) near Breinnisteinsfjöll volcano
Map of the quakes (red: within 48 hours, yellow: past week)
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012
Update 4 Sep: The swarm still continues with over 30 quakes in the same area so far today. ... [more]

Brennisteinsfjöll volcano

Crater rows 626 m / 2,054 ft, Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland, 63.92°N / -21.83°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (M>=-0.8) (28 quakes)

all  M>2  M>3  M>4  M>5  | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plot Updated: Thu, 13 Jun 03:29 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Wed, 12 Jun
Wed, 12 Jun 12:48 UTCM 0.3 / 6.2 km - [info]Krísuvík (4 km) - Southwestern Iceland4.6 km NNE of Krýsuvík[Map]IMO
Wed, 12 Jun 10:18 UTCM 0.9 / 9.8 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (7 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland5.6 km SW of Bláfjallaskáli[Map]IMO
Wed, 12 Jun 07:32 UTCM 0.6 / 5.8 km - [info]Grensdalur (9 km) - Southwestern Iceland6.2 km SE of Skálafell[Map]IMO
Wed, 12 Jun 06:28 UTCM -0 / 6.4 km - [info]Grensdalur (8 km) - Southwestern Iceland6.0 km SSW of Hveragerði[Map]IMO
Tue, 11 Jun
Tue, 11 Jun 01:44 UTCM 0.5 / 7.7 km - [info]Grensdalur (14 km) - Southwestern Iceland0.7 km SSE of Raufarhólshellir[Map]IMO
Mon, 10 Jun
Mon, 10 Jun 22:40 UTCM 0.2 / 4.3 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (9 km) - Southwestern Iceland3.9 km N of Hellisheiðarvirkjun[Map]IMO
Mon, 10 Jun 09:45 UTCM 0.5 / 9.5 km - [info]Reykjanes (9 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)3.9 km WSW of Fagradalsfjall[Map]IMO
Mon, 10 Jun 08:00 UTCM 0.8 / 5.5 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland0.5 km NE of Krýsuvík[Map]IMO
Sun, 9 Jun (6 earthquakes)
Sun, 9 Jun 22:42 UTCM 0.7 / 4.3 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (11 km) - Southwestern Iceland2.5 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun[Map]IMO
Sun, 9 Jun 22:32 UTCM 0.3 / 4.7 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (11 km) - Southwestern Iceland2.7 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun[Map]IMO
Sun, 9 Jun 18:15 UTCM 0.5 / 7.5 km - [info]Grensdalur (14 km) - Southwestern Iceland2.7 km ESE of Raufarhólshellir[Map]IMO
Sun, 9 Jun 14:34 UTCM 1 / 7.1 km - [info]Grensdalur (7 km) - Southwestern Iceland5.9 km NNW of Selfoss[Map]IMO
Sun, 9 Jun 14:34 UTCM 0.6 / 7.7 km - [info]Grensdalur (7 km) - Southwestern Iceland5.9 km NNW of Selfoss[Map]IMO
Sun, 9 Jun 05:38 UTCM 0.1 / 10.6 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (15 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland5.4 km N of Bláfjallaskáli[Map]IMO
Sat, 8 Jun
Sat, 8 Jun 23:27 UTCM 0.5 / 2.7 km - [info]Krísuvík (9 km) - Southwestern Iceland2.9 km SSE of Fagradalsfjall[Map]IMO
Sat, 8 Jun 17:33 UTCM 0.4 / 4.5 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland0.6 km W of Krýsuvík[Map]IMO
Sat, 8 Jun 17:33 UTCM 0.7 / 3.5 km - [info]Krísuvík (3 km) - Southwestern Iceland1.8 km NW of Krýsuvík[Map]IMO
Fri, 7 Jun
Fri, 7 Jun 23:02 UTCM 0.8 / 7.4 km - [info]Grensdalur (16 km) - Southwestern Iceland1.8 km SSW of Raufarhólshellir[Map]IMO
Fri, 7 Jun 06:41 UTCM -0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Krísuvík (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland4.5 km N of Krýsuvík[Map]IMO
Fri, 7 Jun 05:02 UTCM 0.3 / 9.5 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (3 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland5.5 km S of Helgafell[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun (8 earthquakes)
Thu, 6 Jun 22:53 UTCM 0.8 / 5.8 km - [info]Reykjanes (9 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)5.0 km ENE of Reykjanestá[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun 21:45 UTCM 0.4 / 5.2 km - [info]Reykjanes (9 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)5.2 km NE of Reykjanestá[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun 20:18 UTCM 0.3 / 5.7 km - [info]Reykjanes (9 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)5.0 km ENE of Reykjanestá[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun 20:17 UTCM 1.4 / 0.2 km - [info]Reykjanes (14 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)8.5 km ESE of Reykjanestá[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun 20:17 UTCM 1 / 5.1 km - [info]Reykjanes (9 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)5.2 km ENE of Reykjanestá[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun 20:02 UTCM 1.1 / 5 km - [info]Reykjanes (9 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)5.2 km ENE of Reykjanestá[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun 19:54 UTCM -0 / 4.7 km - [info]Reykjanes (8 km) - Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)5.5 km NE of Reykjanestá[Map]IMO
Thu, 6 Jun 13:55 UTCM 0.6 / 6.6 km - [info]Grensdalur (3 km) - Southwestern Iceland4.8 km SSE of Skeggi_á_Hengli[Map]IMO
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