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Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland) activity update: earthquake yesterday
Monday, Jun 15, 2020
On 14 June at 16:32 local time an earthquake with magnitude M 3.4 was detected by the seismic network in the Bardarbunga caldera, one aftershock of M 1.2 followed. Tremor has not shown significant variations. ... [more]
Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland): moderate earthquake last night
Depth vs time of recent quakes under Bardarbunga (image: IMO)
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2020
On 20 April at 03:54 local time an earthquake with magnitude M 4.8 were detected by the seismic network in the Bardarbunga caldera, few small aftershocks followed but no volcanic tremor has been detected. ... [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) (9 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Sat, 4 Jul 19:19 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Sat, 4 Jul 2020 (8 earthquakes)
Sat, 4 Jul 03:19 UTCM 0.4 / 20.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland 17.2 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 03:17 UTCM 1.0 / 18.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland 16.8 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 03:16 UTCM 0.5 / 19.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland 16.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 03:03 UTCM 1.2 / 16.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (18 km) - Central Iceland 18.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 03:02 UTCM 0.8 / 21.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland 16.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 03:00 UTCM 1.1 / 19 km - [info]Bardarbunga (18 km) - Central Iceland 18.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 03:00 UTCM 0.7 / 17 km - [info]Bardarbunga (18 km) - Central Iceland 17.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 02:59 UTCM 1.0 / 16.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (18 km) - Central Iceland 17.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 3 Jul 2020
Fri, 3 Jul 16:34 UTCM 0.8 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (10 km) - Central Iceland 10.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.4*10^7 J (3.92 KWh) [learn more]

Earthquake statistics

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Magnitude distribution and energy released:
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