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Theistareykjarbunga volcano

Caldera 564 m (1,850 ft), Iceland, 65.88°N / -16.84°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (24 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plot Updated: Mon, 21 Oct 18:51 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Mon, 21 Oct 2019
Mon, 21 Oct 03:10 UTCM 1.2 / 5.3 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (6 km) 2.0 km NNW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Oct 03:10 UTCM 0.9 / 4.5 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (6 km) 2.0 km NNW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 (18 earthquakes)
Sun, 20 Oct 20:43 UTCM 1.1 / 4.9 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (11 km) 11.7 km NNE of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 19:35 UTCM 0.3 / 9.2 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (21 km) 18.0 km E of Húsavík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 19:19 UTCM 2.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (9 km) 6.2 km NNW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 18:33 UTCM 0.3 / 5.7 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (6 km) 1.2 km WSW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 16:39 UTCM 1.0 / 14.6 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (29 km) 4.3 km SSW of Húsavík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 16:13 UTCM 1.1 / 4.7 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (10 km) 11.0 km NNE of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 15:16 UTCM 0.1 / 7.8 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (22 km) 19.5 km ENE of Húsavík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 15:10 UTCM 0.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (15 km) 12.4 km NNW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 14:44 UTCM 1.0 / 0.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (21 km) 10.9 km NW of Ásbyrgi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 13:06 UTCM 2.8 / 4.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (10 km) 10.7 km NNE of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 13:06 UTCM 0.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (22 km) 10.4 km NW of Ásbyrgi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 12:21 UTCM 0.6 / 6.3 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (17 km) 16.7 km W of Ásbyrgi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 11:19 UTCM 1.3 / 4.5 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (26 km) 5.5 km S of Húsavík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 11:18 UTCM 0.5 / 4.9 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (27 km) 2.1 km E of Húsavík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 11:06 UTCM 0.9 / 1.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (23 km) 11.4 km NW of Ásbyrgi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 10:51 UTCM 1.2 / 10.7 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (19 km) 15.1 km E of Húsavík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 10:51 UTCM 0.7 / 11.6 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (16 km) 4.7 km SW of Ásbyrgi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 07:01 UTCM 0.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (9 km) 5.6 km NNW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Oct 2019
Sat, 19 Oct 17:47 UTCM 0.2 / 7.2 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (23 km) 17.9 km ENE of Húsavík (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Fri, 18 Oct 01:16 UTCM 0.7 / 4.4 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (21 km) 11.0 km NW of Ásbyrgi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Oct 00:35 UTCM 0.1 / 13.6 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (21 km) 7.5 km NW of Ásbyrgi (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
Tue, 15 Oct 22:23 UTCM 0.2 / 4.5 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (7 km) 1.7 km SW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2*10^9 J (335 KWh / 0.289 tons of TNT) [learn more]

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