Bardarbunga Volcano Earthquakes: Latest Quakes Near Bardarbunga Volcano Past 7 Days

Latest quakes near Bardarbunga volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map

Updated: Mar 28, 2023 19:22 GMT - refresh

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There were 15 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and near Bardarbunga volcano in the past 7 days.

Strongest quake: Mag. 1.9 | Iceland: 3.0 Km WSW of Grímsfjall -

Today: Mag. 0.7 on Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023 at 6:50 pm (GMT +0) – Iceland: 7.4 Km SE of Bárðarbunga

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (15 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details	Map
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 28, 2023 6:50 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 28, 2023 18:50 GMT)	0.7 18 km	6.6 km (4.1 mi)	Iceland: 7.4 Km SE of Bárðarbunga	More	Map
Mar 28, 2023 2:24 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 28, 2023 14:24 GMT)	0.5 1.6 km	20 km (12 mi)	Iceland: 1.8 Km E of Hamarinn	More	Map
Monday, March 27, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 27, 2023 5:52 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 27, 2023 17:52 GMT)	0.4 0.1 km	0.6 km (0.4 mi)	Iceland: 1.4 Km SSW of Bárðarbunga	More	Map
Mar 27, 2023 9:52 am (GMT +0) (Mar 27, 2023 09:52 GMT)	1.9 4.3 km	27 km (17 mi)	Iceland: 3.0 Km WSW of Grímsfjall	More	Map
Sunday, March 26, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 2023 11:50 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 26, 2023 23:50 GMT)	0.6 9.3 km	27 km (17 mi)	Iceland: 6.0 Km NE of Nýidalur	More	Map
Mar 26, 2023 8:39 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 26, 2023 20:39 GMT)	0.5 19 km	18 km (11 mi)	Iceland: 18.0 Km ESE of Bárðarbunga	More	Map
Saturday, March 25, 2023 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 25, 2023 6:17 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 25, 2023 18:17 GMT)	0.6 10.8 km	16 km (9.9 mi)	Iceland: 8.3 Km E of Hamarinn	More	Map
Mar 25, 2023 9:51 am (GMT +0) (Mar 25, 2023 09:51 GMT)	0.1 0.4 km	6.9 km (4.3 mi)	Iceland: 7.0 Km ESE of Bárðarbunga	More	Map
Mar 25, 2023 9:49 am (GMT +0) (Mar 25, 2023 09:49 GMT)	0.6 28 km	0.5 km (0.3 mi)	Iceland: 0.7 Km S of Bárðarbunga	More	Map
Mar 25, 2023 5:08 am (GMT +0) (Mar 25, 2023 05:08 GMT)	0.6 6.5 km	22 km (14 mi)	Iceland: 10.4 Km ENE of Nýidalur	More	Map
Mar 25, 2023 4:06 am (GMT +0) (Mar 25, 2023 04:06 GMT)	0.8 4.8 km	23 km (14 mi)	Iceland: 9.7 Km ENE of Nýidalur	More	Map
Friday, March 24, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 2023 10:29 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 24, 2023 22:29 GMT)	0.9 26 km	2.5 km (1.6 mi)	Iceland: 2.6 Km ESE of Bárðarbunga	More	Map
Mar 24, 2023 7:24 am (GMT +0) (Mar 24, 2023 07:24 GMT)	0.4 0.4 km	17 km (10.6 mi)	Iceland: 12.1 Km NW of Grímsfjall	More	Map
Thursday, March 23, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 23, 2023 7:24 pm (GMT +0) (Mar 23, 2023 19:24 GMT)	0.8 0.1 km	10.8 km (6.7 mi)	Iceland: 10.4 Km NE of Hamarinn	More	Map
Mar 23, 2023 11:00 am (GMT +0) (Mar 23, 2023 11:00 GMT)	1.8 1.3 km	20 km (12 mi)	Iceland: 3.1 Km ESE of Hamarinn	More	Map

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.4 x 10⁷ joules (23.3 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy

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Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland): M 4.4 and 4.9 quakes, inflation continues

Seismic development from 2015 until so far (image: Kristín Jónsdóttir/twitter)

Kristín Jónsdóttir from the Icelandic Met Office reported on her Twitter account that two volcano-tectonic earthquakes with magnitude M 4.9 and M 4.4 occurred beneath the Bárðarbunga caldera. Read all

Thu, 24 Feb 2022, 01:49

Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland): M 4.9 quake, continuous inflation since 2015

Seismic development from 2015 until now including M4.9 earthquake on 21 Feb (image: Kristín Jónsdóttir/twitter)

Kristín Jónsdóttir from the Icelandic Met Office reported on her Twitter account that a volcano-tectonic earthquake with magnitude M 4.9 occurred beneath the caldera. ... Read all

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