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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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Latest news:

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) (36 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Sat, 23 Mar 21:26 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Sat, 23 Mar 2019
Sat, 23 Mar 11:49 UTCM 1.5 / 2.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland 17.2 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 23 Mar 11:49 UTCM 0.6 / 15.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland 17.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 23 Mar 10:57 UTCM 0.3 / 6.3 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (5 km) 4.0 km NNE of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 23 Mar 10:57 UTCM 0.9 / 8.7 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (5 km) 3.9 km NNE of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 23 Mar 01:12 UTCM 0.6 / 2.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (1 km) - Central Iceland 0.5 km E of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Fri, 22 Mar 22:15 UTCM 0.7 / 4.8 km - [info]Grímsvötn (12 km) 12.9 km E of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 22 Mar 22:15 UTCM 1.7 / 7 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (12 km) 12.8 km E of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 22 Mar 09:37 UTCM 0.9 / 9.6 km - [info]Grímsvötn (3 km) 3.2 km WSW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 21 Mar 2019
Thu, 21 Mar 14:52 UTCM 0.5 / 26.7 km - [info]Askja (26 km) - Central Iceland 1.4 km NE of Trölladyngja (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 (8 earthquakes)
Wed, 20 Mar 23:00 UTCM 0.6 / 5.3 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (6 km) 5.9 km ENE of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 23:00 UTCM 1.4 / 10.4 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (6 km) 6.0 km ENE of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 09:07 UTCM 0.7 / 23.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (19 km) - Central Iceland 19.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 09:06 UTCM 1.1 / 5.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland 16.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 09:06 UTCM 0.8 / 18.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland 16.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 09:04 UTCM 0.9 / 17.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (18 km) - Central Iceland 17.2 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 02:32 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (3 km) 0.2 km WSW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Mar 02:32 UTCM 1.2 / 1.8 km - [info]Grímsvötn (3 km) 0.2 km NNE of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 (6 earthquakes)
Tue, 19 Mar 16:32 UTCM 0.2 / 5.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland 10.5 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Mar 15:50 UTCM 1.0 / 2.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland 5.2 km NE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Mar 15:39 UTCM 2.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland 5.8 km ENE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Mar 15:01 UTCM 0.7 / 10.6 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (5 km) 4.7 km NE of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Mar 10:32 UTCM 0.8 / 1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (4 km) 6.5 km NW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Mar 10:32 UTCM 1.3 / 7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (4 km) 7.0 km NNW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 18 Mar 2019
Mon, 18 Mar 20:33 UTCM 1.3 / 10.3 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (2 km) 2.1 km ESE of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 18 Mar 20:33 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (6 km) 6.8 km ESE of Hamarinn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 18 Mar 12:24 UTCM 0.3 / 1.8 km - [info]Askja (15 km) - Central Iceland 16.9 km SSW of Dreki (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 18 Mar 10:19 UTCM 0.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (4 km) 3.5 km N of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 18 Mar 01:22 UTCM 0.8 / 6 km - [info]Grímsvötn (5 km) 3.0 km SSW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Mar 2019 (7 earthquakes)
Sun, 17 Mar 23:56 UTCM 0.1 / 5.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland 15.4 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Mar 20:41 UTCM 0.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (16 km) 17.1 km SW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Mar 16:41 UTCM 0.8 / 10.4 km - [info]Grímsvötn (8 km) 8.3 km SW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Mar 13:09 UTCM 1.4 / 3.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland 3.3 km NNE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Mar 12:31 UTCM 0.8 / 12.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (10 km) - Eastern Iceland 12.5 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Mar 09:58 UTCM 0.9 / 1.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km) 1.9 km ESE of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Mar 09:58 UTCM 1.7 / 10.2 km - [info]Grímsvötn (3 km) 2.1 km N of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Mar 2019
Sat, 16 Mar 21:50 UTCM 0.9 / 5 km - [info]Grímsvötn (8 km) 6.6 km SSW of Grímsfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO

 

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