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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) (67 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Fri, 20 Apr 22:26 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Fri, 20 Apr
Fri, 20 Apr 22:01 UTCM 1.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Apr 18:43 UTCM 0.2 / 16 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland17.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Apr 18:41 UTCM 1.2 / 10.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland14.3 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Apr 17:21 UTCM 0.6 / 5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland13.9 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Apr 14:59 UTCM 0.3 / 12.2 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (6 km)6.1 km NE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr (13 earthquakes)
Thu, 19 Apr 12:20 UTCM 0.8 / 2.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland1.4 km W of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 06:31 UTCM 0.7 / 2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland5.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 05:44 UTCM 0.5 / 12.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland15.8 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 04:10 UTCM 0.6 / 6.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland4.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 03:44 UTCM 0.4 / 4.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland3.7 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 02:39 UTCM 1.2 / 2.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (1 km) - Central Iceland1.0 km W of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 02:39 UTCM 0.7 / 1.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland1.4 km NW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 02:13 UTCM 0.4 / 1.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland2.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 01:45 UTCM 0.5 / 11 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland16.0 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 01:16 UTCM 1.8 / 5.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland6.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 01:16 UTCM 1.3 / 0.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 00:26 UTCM 0.8 / 0.6 km - [info]Tungnafellsjökull (5 km)12.5 km ENE of Nýidalur
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Apr 00:15 UTCM 0.5 / 12 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (21 km) - Eastern Iceland12.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr (18 earthquakes)
Wed, 18 Apr 23:23 UTCM 0.6 / 9.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland16.0 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 23:23 UTCM 0.8 / 8.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland16.0 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 20:04 UTCM 0.6 / 2.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.7 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 19:45 UTCM 0.7 / 0.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland4.6 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 19:39 UTCM 0.7 / 1.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland1.9 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 18:57 UTCM 0.2 / 7.1 km - [info]Askja (22 km) - Central Iceland17.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 17:17 UTCM 0.7 / 17.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland15.5 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 16:56 UTCM 0.2 / 3.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland2.1 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 16:11 UTCM 0.5 / 1.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 16:04 UTCM 1.0 / 6.3 km - [info]Askja (22 km) - Central Iceland17.7 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 15:39 UTCM 0.2 / 6.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland17.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 14:03 UTCM 1.1 / 8.9 km - [info]Askja (22 km) - Central Iceland17.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 10:09 UTCM 0.3 / 4.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland17.4 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 08:37 UTCM 1.1 / 4.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (14 km) - Eastern Iceland13.3 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 08:37 UTCM 0.6 / 9.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (14 km) - Eastern Iceland13.3 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 08:05 UTCM 0.4 / 8.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland17.5 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 03:51 UTCM 0.2 / 7.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland17.4 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Apr 01:22 UTCM 0.5 / 2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland15.1 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Apr
Tue, 17 Apr 21:00 UTCM 0.6 / 11.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (19 km) - Central Iceland15.6 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Apr 19:58 UTCM 0.4 / 7.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland12.9 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Apr 14:56 UTCM 0.9 / 3.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (7 km) - Eastern Iceland10.1 km NNW of Kverkfjöll
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Apr 14:56 UTCM 0.2 / 11.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (9 km) - Eastern Iceland11.5 km NNW of Kverkfjöll
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Apr 01:05 UTCM 0.1 / 4.9 km - [info]Askja (12 km) - Central Iceland15.3 km SSW of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr (9 earthquakes)
Mon, 16 Apr 22:46 UTCM 0.1 / 3.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (1 km) - Central Iceland1.7 km SW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 21:23 UTCM 0.1 / 11.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (9 km) - Central Iceland10.1 km SSE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 20:35 UTCM 1.0 / 11.9 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (9 km)9.6 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 20:35 UTCM 0.7 / 5.9 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (9 km)8.8 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 19:56 UTCM 0.6 - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland3.1 km SSW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 17:41 UTCM 0.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland8.0 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 12:06 UTCM 0.8 / 6.4 km - [info]Grímsvötn (9 km)11.2 km NNW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 07:25 UTCM 0.7 / 5.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (24 km) - Central Iceland8.3 km NW of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Apr 07:25 UTCM 0.3 / 18.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (27 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km SSW of Trölladyngja
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 15 Apr
Sun, 15 Apr 16:47 UTCM 0.1 / 10.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (15 km) - Eastern Iceland14.4 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 15 Apr 10:28 UTCM 1.2 / 7 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (13 km)13.2 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 15 Apr 10:28 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (13 km)13.3 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 15 Apr 02:42 UTCM 2.2 / 0.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (9 km) - Central Iceland8.2 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 15 Apr 00:02 UTCM 1.0 / 0.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland7.2 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr (12 earthquakes)
Sat, 14 Apr 22:56 UTCM 0.5 / 5.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.9 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 22:56 UTCM 0.8 / 5.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland4.2 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 20:01 UTCM 1.0 / 1.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (13 km) - Eastern Iceland14.2 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 20:01 UTCM 0.2 / 2.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (14 km) - Eastern Iceland13.8 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 18:33 UTCM 0.4 / 2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.4 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 18:19 UTCM 0.4 / 1.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (9 km) - Central Iceland8.0 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 17:33 UTCM 1.4 / 2.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland2.1 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 16:56 UTCM 0.7 / 2.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland2.4 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 16:34 UTCM 1.1 / 3.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.3 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 16:29 UTCM 2.6 / 2.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.3 km NE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 14:12 UTCM 0.5 / 0.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (10 km) - Central Iceland10.8 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Apr 13:32 UTCM 0.1 / 1.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.0 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO

 

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