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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) (8 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plot Updated: Sat, 19 Oct 17:15 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Fri, 18 Oct 14:56 UTCM 0.7 / 0.5 km - [info]Hengill (17 km) 5.2 km E of Geldinganes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Oct 14:56 UTCM 0.4 / 0.2 km - [info]Hengill (17 km) 5.3 km E of Geldinganes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Oct 07:56 UTCM 0.2 / 4.2 km - [info]Hengill (8 km) 3.0 km NW of Skeggi_á_Hengli (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Thu, 17 Oct 09:32 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Hengill (18 km) 5.1 km E of Geldinganes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Oct 09:32 UTCM 0.8 / 1.9 km - [info]Hengill (17 km) 4.6 km ENE of Geldinganes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Oct 09:32 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Hengill (17 km) 5.1 km E of Geldinganes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Wed, 16 Oct 18:20 UTCM 0.3 / 5.4 km - [info]Hengill (7 km) 2.3 km ESE of Eiturhóll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Oct 2019
Mon, 14 Oct 20:58 UTCM 0.7 / 4.8 km - [info]Hengill (8 km) 2.7 km NW of Skeggi_á_Hengli (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.7*10^6 J (1.03 KWh) [learn more]

Earthquake statistics

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Past 24 hrs:
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 24 hrs Magnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 24 hrs
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