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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) (3 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Sun, 12 Jul 14:18 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Sun, 12 Jul 2020
Sun, 12 Jul 03:02 UTCM 0.5 / 3.8 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (5 km) 9.4 km ESE of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 12 Jul 03:02 UTCM 1.2 / 4.7 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (6 km) 9.7 km ESE of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 8 Jul 2020
Wed, 8 Jul 22:09 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Theistareykjarbunga (23 km) 17.6 km WSW of Þeistareykir (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5*10^6 J (1.4 KWh) [learn more]

Earthquake statistics

Number of earthquakes vs time:

Past 24 hrs:
Number of quakes and energy past 24 hours
Past 30 days:
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Magnitude distribution and energy released:
Past 24 hrs:
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 24 hrsMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 24 hrs
Past 7 days:
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 7 daysMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 7 days
Past 30 days:
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 30 daysMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 30 days

 

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