Earthquakes near Hekla volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map

Updated: Nov 29, 2023 02:52 GMT - refresh

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In the past 7 days, Hekla volcano has had 14 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.1:

1 quake above magnitude 3
13 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Latest today: Mag. 0.1 Earthquake 0.3 Km SE of Vatnafjöll -

Strongest: Mag. 3.1 Earthquake South, 112 km E of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland -

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 GMT (4 quakes)
Nov 28, 07:19 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 28, 07:19 GMT)	0.1 5.7 km	8.5 km (5.3 mi)	0.3 Km SE of Vatnafjöll	More	Map
Nov 28, 06:15 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 28, 06:15 GMT)	0.5 5.6 km	8.6 km (5.3 mi)	0.5 Km SE of Vatnafjöll	More	Map
Nov 28, 06:14 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 28, 06:14 GMT)	0.5 5.6 km	8.5 km (5.3 mi)	0.6 Km ESE of Vatnafjöll	More	Map
Nov 28, 05:56 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 28, 05:56 GMT)	3.1 1.5 km	10 km (6.2 mi)	South, 112 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland I FELT IT	More	Map
Monday, November 27, 2023 GMT (4 quakes)
Nov 27, 12:52 pm (Reykjavik) (Nov 27, 12:52 GMT)	0.7 7.3 km	23 km (14 mi)	5.7 Km ESE of Árnes	More	Map
Nov 27, 10:04 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 27, 10:04 GMT)	0.8 1.1 km	23 km (14 mi)	Iceland: 16.6 Km ENE of Búrfellsstöð	More	Map
Nov 27, 05:40 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 27, 05:40 GMT)	0.2 5.2 km	16 km (9.9 mi)	10.9 Km WSW of Vatnafjöll	More	Map
Nov 27, 02:15 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 27, 02:15 GMT)	0.4 7.1 km	22 km (14 mi)	8.4 Km WSW of Landmannalaugar	More	Map
Sunday, November 26, 2023 GMT (3 quakes)
Nov 26, 05:23 pm (Reykjavik) (Nov 26, 17:23 GMT)	0.7 4.8 km	16 km (9.9 mi)	Iceland: 13.2 Km SW of Búrfellsstöð	More	Map
Nov 26, 04:00 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 26, 04:00 GMT)	0.4 7.7 km	15 km (9.3 mi)	Iceland: 13.8 Km SSW of Búrfellsstöð	More	Map
Nov 26, 01:44 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 26, 01:44 GMT)	0.3 8.5 km	24 km (15 mi)	Iceland: 6.5 Km WSW of Landmannalaugar	More	Map
Saturday, November 25, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 25, 11:30 am (Reykjavik) (Nov 25, 11:30 GMT)	0.5 1.1 km	17 km (10.6 mi)	Iceland: 12.7 Km W of Landmannalaugar	More	Map
Friday, November 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 24, 06:31 pm (Reykjavik) (Nov 24, 18:31 GMT)	1.5 5.4 km	5.7 km (3.5 mi)	Iceland: 3.5 Km NNE of Vatnafjöll	More	Map

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.8 x 10⁹ joules (788 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.678 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquakes near Hekla volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map

In the past 7 days, Hekla volcano has had 14 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.1:

Latest today: Mag. 0.1 Earthquake 0.3 Km SE of Vatnafjöll -

Strongest: Mag. 3.1 Earthquake South, 112 km E of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland -

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Earthquakes near Hekla volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map

In the past 7 days, Hekla volcano has had 14 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.1:

Latest today: Mag. 0.1 Earthquake 0.3 Km SE of Vatnafjöll - writeAge(1701155972)

Strongest: Mag. 3.1 Earthquake South, 112 km E of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland - writeAge(1701151007)

Quakes, magnitude and depth over time

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Earthquake Catalog - Look up past earthquakes

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Hekla volcano (Iceland): increased number of earthquakes in the area

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Latest today: Mag. 0.1 Earthquake 0.3 Km SE of Vatnafjöll -

Strongest: Mag. 3.1 Earthquake South, 112 km E of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland -