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Hengill volcano (Iceland) activity update: small earthquake swarms under Hengill volcano caused by pumping of water
Saturday, Feb 25, 2012
Small earthquake swarms occurred at Hengill volcano on 24 and 25 Feb 2012. The seismic activity is thought to be related to the hydrothermal power plane Orkuveita Reykjavíkur which continues to pump down water in this area. [more]
Hengill volcano (Iceland) activity update: Small earthquake swarm caused by pumping of water
Thursday, Jan 19, 2012
A small earthquake swarm started in Hengill volcano on 17 Jan 2012 in the area of the Orkuveita Reykjavíkur hydrothermal plant that has been pumping down cold water into the ground. So far the largest earthquake is just M2.0 and at depth of around 5 km. ... [more]
 

Hengill volcano

Crater rows 803 m (2,634 ft), Iceland, 64.18°N / -21.33°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (55 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Wed, 22 May 12:47 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Wed, 22 May 2019
Wed, 22 May 00:02 UTCM 0.7 / 8.3 km - [info]Grensdalur (15 km) - Southwestern Iceland 0.9 km WSW of Raufarhólshellir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 2019 (6 earthquakes)
Tue, 21 May 21:46 UTCM 0.5 / 5.6 km - [info]Geysir (11 km) - Southwestern Iceland 11.2 km WNW of Geysir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 21:27 UTCM 0.6 / 3.6 km - [info]Geysir (12 km) - Southwestern Iceland 11.7 km WNW of Geysir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 18:36 UTCM 0.7 / 5.5 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 2.0 km S of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 18:36 UTCM 1.0 / 5.5 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 2.0 km S of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 10:57 UTCM 1.6 / 5.7 km - [info]Krísuvík (11 km) - Southwestern Iceland 7.1 km SSW of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 00:10 UTCM 0.3 / 5.4 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 2.7 km W of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 2019 (13 earthquakes)
Mon, 20 May 21:57 UTCM 0.3 / 5.3 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 2.6 km WSW of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 21:26 UTCM 0.6 / 0.5 km - [info]Hengill (12 km) 12.7 km S of Hvalstöð (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 21:26 UTCM 0.4 / 8.3 km - [info]Hengill (15 km) 9.3 km SSE of Hvalstöð (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 21:05 UTCM 1.2 / 5.5 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.8 km S of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 19:24 UTCM 0.6 / 3.2 km - [info]Geysir (11 km) - Southwestern Iceland 11.4 km WNW of Geysir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 14:08 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Geysir (11 km) - Southwestern Iceland 11.1 km W of Geysir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 13:47 UTCM 0.2 / 5.8 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.8 km SSE of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 13:47 UTCM 0.4 / 6.2 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.7 km SSE of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 04:32 UTCM 1.1 / 11 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 0.4 km S of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 04:32 UTCM 1.7 / 3.1 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 0.6 km NNE of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 02:52 UTCM 0.5 / 6.6 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.6 km S of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 02:52 UTCM 0.7 / 6.3 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.7 km S of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 00:00 UTCM 0.4 / 4.7 km - [info]Grensdalur (10 km) - Southwestern Iceland 4.6 km SSE of Skálafell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 2019 (18 earthquakes)
Sun, 19 May 23:00 UTCM 0.3 / 4.8 km - [info]Grímsnes (9 km) 3.4 km SW of Hestfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 23:00 UTCM 0.5 / 5.5 km - [info]Grímsnes (9 km) 3.3 km SSW of Hestfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 14:05 UTCM 0.6 / 5.8 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (6 km) - Southwestern Iceland 5.0 km NE of Skeggi_á_Hengli (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 10:20 UTCM 0.1 / 7.7 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.1 km SE of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 09:26 UTCM 0.4 / 5.9 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.1 km E of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 09:26 UTCM 0.6 / 5.8 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (2 km) - Southwestern Iceland 2.0 km ENE of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 07:19 UTCM 1.6 / 4.8 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.2 km SSE of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 07:17 UTCM 0.3 / 11.4 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (6 km) - Southwestern Iceland 5.8 km NNE of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 05:53 UTCM 0.2 / 4.9 km - [info]Krísuvík (7 km) - Southwestern Iceland 3.3 km SW of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 04:40 UTCM 0.3 / 6.9 km - [info]Grímsnes (9 km) 3.2 km SSW of Hestfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 04:32 UTCM 0.8 / 5.5 km - [info]Krísuvík (2 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.8 km E of Keilir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 04:32 UTCM 0.5 / 4.4 km - [info]Krísuvík (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 3.4 km E of Keilir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 04:01 UTCM 0.2 / 9.4 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (15 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland 6.7 km SE of Bláfjallaskáli (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 03:26 UTCM 1.2 / 5.6 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 3.0 km W of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 01:52 UTCM 1.0 / 8.3 km - [info]Krísuvík (4 km) - Southwestern Iceland 3.3 km NNE of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 01:52 UTCM 0.7 / 5.2 km - [info]Krísuvík (2 km) - Southwestern Iceland 2.6 km NNW of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 01:32 UTCM 1.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (1 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland 9.9 km S of Helgafell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 00:46 UTCM 0.8 / 4.6 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (6 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland 4.9 km NE of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 2019
Sat, 18 May 23:16 UTCM 0.3 / 9.2 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (7 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland 4.0 km SW of Bláfjallaskáli (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 23:16 UTCM 0.4 / 10.1 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (7 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland 4.6 km SW of Bláfjallaskáli (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 03:16 UTCM 0.5 / 6.1 km - [info]Grensdalur (9 km) - Southwestern Iceland 5.4 km SSE of Skálafell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 03:16 UTCM 0.3 / 6.1 km - [info]Grensdalur (9 km) - Southwestern Iceland 5.4 km SSE of Skálafell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 2019 (7 earthquakes)
Fri, 17 May 21:35 UTCM 0.3 / 5.8 km - [info]Hrómundartindur (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.9 km SSE of Hrómundartindi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 19:34 UTCM 0.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Hengill (12 km) 13.1 km S of Hvalstöð (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 14:46 UTCM 1.1 / 6.6 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 2.3 km NE of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 13:19 UTCM 1.3 / 8 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 3.0 km NE of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 11:23 UTCM 0.8 / 6.8 km - [info]Krísuvík (4 km) - Southwestern Iceland 0.9 km NNE of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 10:14 UTCM 0.9 / 7.4 km - [info]Grímsnes (16 km) 6.1 km E of Hestfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 08:54 UTCM 0.2 / 5.2 km - [info]Grímsnes (10 km) 4.4 km SSW of Hestfjall (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 16 May 2019 (6 earthquakes)
Thu, 16 May 22:24 UTCM 0.5 / 7.4 km - [info]Grímsnes (15 km) 3.5 km SW of Þjórsárbrú (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 16 May 21:31 UTCM 0.8 / 10 km - [info]Brennisteinsfjöll (6 km) - Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland 11.0 km SSW of Bláfjallaskáli (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 16 May 17:38 UTCM 0.6 / 4.5 km - [info]Krísuvík (1 km) - Southwestern Iceland 3.5 km E of Keilir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 16 May 17:38 UTCM 1.4 / 4 km - [info]Krísuvík (0 km) - Southwestern Iceland 4.0 km ESE of Keilir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 16 May 05:12 UTCM 1.4 / 4.6 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 1.4 km SW of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 16 May 04:17 UTCM 1.0 / 4.5 km - [info]Krísuvík (5 km) - Southwestern Iceland 0.5 km NW of Krýsuvík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2*10^8 J (32.7 KWh) [learn more]

 

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