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Bardarbunga update
Current activity of Bardarbunga volcano, Iceland: An intense seismic crisis started at Bárdarbunga volcano on 16 August 2014 and is continuing at the time of writing (23 Aug). It may or may not lead to a volcanic eruption, possibly under the Vatnajökull ice cap.
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Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland): magnitude 3.8 earthquake, likely not related to magma movements
Yesterday's magnitude 3.8 quake at Bardarbunga volcano
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake followed by dozens of small aftershocks occurred yesterday at 3 km depth under the volcano's northeastern caldera rim (located under the ice cap). ... [more]
Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland): earthquake swarm
Location and depth of yesterday's earthquakes under Bardarbunga volcano
Thursday, Aug 04, 2016
Moderate seismic unrest continues at the volcano. A swarm of earthquakes occurred yesterday afternoon under the northern caldera rim of the volcano. ... [more]
 

Bardarbunga volcano

Stratovolcano approx. 2000 m / ca. 6,560 ft, Central Iceland, 64.63°N / -17.53°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (63 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Mon, 18 Jun 21:19 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Sun, 17 Jun
Sun, 17 Jun 10:10 UTCM 0.4 / 5.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.5 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Jun 07:29 UTCM 0.7 / 2.1 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (13 km)13.5 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Jun 01:00 UTCM 0.3 / 13.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland16.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun (11 earthquakes)
Sat, 16 Jun 20:56 UTCM 0.4 / 7.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland14.5 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 13:15 UTCM 0.5 / 1.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (1 km)1.9 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 11:23 UTCM 0.7 / 10.9 km - [info]Askja (10 km) - Central Iceland15.4 km SW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 09:31 UTCM 0.4 / 6.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.1 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:27 UTCM 0.4 / 7.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland13.0 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:09 UTCM 0.5 / 1.8 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (12 km)11.7 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:09 UTCM 0.7 / 9.2 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (12 km)11.4 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:09 UTCM 1.0 / 9.2 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (11 km)11.4 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 06:05 UTCM 0.5 / 7.5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.1 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 05:38 UTCM 0.4 / 9.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland14.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 01:46 UTCM 0.5 / 9.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland12.4 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun (9 earthquakes)
Fri, 15 Jun 22:28 UTCM 0.4 / 4.9 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (3 km)2.8 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 22:28 UTCM 0.9 / 4 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (3 km)3.1 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 21:39 UTCM 0.6 / 4.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland13.2 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 17:41 UTCM 0.5 / 10.2 km - [info]Grímsvötn (10 km)11.1 km N of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 09:09 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)8.6 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 09:09 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)8.9 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 08:54 UTCM 0.7 / 6.4 km - [info]Grímsvötn (8 km)5.6 km ENE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 01:39 UTCM 0.6 / 9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland14.6 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 00:30 UTCM 0.6 / 0.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland18.2 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun (21 earthquakes)
Thu, 14 Jun 22:02 UTCM 1.5 / 5.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (11 km)7.9 km SSE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 21:49 UTCM 0.1 / 3.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (29 km) - Central Iceland3.5 km SSW of Trölladyngja
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 21:08 UTCM 0.5 / 6.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland13.8 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 21:08 UTCM 0.4 / 7.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.0 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 16:35 UTCM 3.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland4.7 km NE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 15:19 UTCM 1.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.4 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 15:19 UTCM 1.2 / 13 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (11 km)10.3 km NNW of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 15:04 UTCM 4.7 / 8.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland- 117km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
(181.3 km WSW from epicenter) / not felt (via app)
Thu, 14 Jun 14:32 UTCM 0.1 / 6.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland3.8 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:53 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.7 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:36 UTCM 3.1 / 0.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.5 km NE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:30 UTCM 1.4 / 3.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland2.8 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:30 UTCM 1.9 / 1.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland2.6 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:28 UTCM 1.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.8 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:28 UTCM 2.0 / 1.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland3.8 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:25 UTCM 3.3 / 0.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.3 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:20 UTCM 2.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.4 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:14 UTCM 4.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.3 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Akureyri (114.9 km NNW from epicenter) / not felt (via app)
Thu, 14 Jun 13:14 UTCM 3.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.3 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 08:27 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.3 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 08:18 UTCM 0.6 / 1.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun (11 earthquakes)
Wed, 13 Jun 22:39 UTCM 1.1 / 14.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland16.9 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 22:39 UTCM 0.7 / 10.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (19 km)19.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 19:05 UTCM 0.9 / 1.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland3.5 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 17:29 UTCM 0.2 / 0.5 km - [info]Grímsvötn (4 km)5.8 km WSW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 14:18 UTCM 0.8 / 7.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland10.2 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 14:17 UTCM 0.8 / 14.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (13 km) - Central Iceland11.3 km SSW of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 11:51 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (7 km)3.5 km E of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 08:29 UTCM 1.1 / 8.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland1.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 05:38 UTCM 1.4 / 1.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.2 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 05:37 UTCM 1.6 / 1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland3.4 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Jun 01:34 UTCM 1.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.7 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Jun (6 earthquakes)
Tue, 12 Jun 14:37 UTCM 0.1 / 4.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.4 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Jun 07:27 UTCM 0.7 / 0.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (5 km)2.9 km NE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Jun 07:27 UTCM 1.0 / 1.9 km - [info]Grímsvötn (5 km)3.2 km NE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Jun 06:11 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland0.6 km WNW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Jun 02:10 UTCM 1.8 / 7.1 km - [info]Esjufjöll (16 km)19.1 km SE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Jun 00:45 UTCM 1.4 / 3.2 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)8.5 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 11 Jun
Mon, 11 Jun 21:52 UTCM 0.5 / 1.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)8.7 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 11 Jun 21:52 UTCM 0.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)8.8 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO

 

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