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Torfajökull volcano (Iceland): earthquake swarm
Map of recent quakes under Torfajökull (Iceland Met Office)
Sunday, Feb 17, 2013
A small earthquake swarm has started today. It includes about 20 quakes of small magnitude at shallow depths of 2-4 km. ... [more]

 

Torfajökull volcano

Stratovolcano 1259 m / 4,131 ft, Iceland, 63.93°N / -19.18°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (53 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Fri, 24 May 02:01 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Thu, 23 May 2019
Thu, 23 May 22:38 UTCM 0.1 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km) 9.7 km WSW of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 23 May 07:20 UTCM 0.3 / 1.9 km - [info]Torfajökull (9 km) 9.7 km NW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 23 May 07:20 UTCM 0.7 / 1.3 km - [info]Torfajökull (7 km) 10.5 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 23 May 05:03 UTCM 0.2 / 8.7 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (3 km) - Southern Iceland 2.1 km SSE of Vatnafjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 23 May 05:03 UTCM 0.5 / 8.8 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (5 km) - Southern Iceland 3.9 km SSE of Vatnafjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 22 May 2019 (6 earthquakes)
Wed, 22 May 17:16 UTCM 0.5 / 4.8 km - [info]Torfajökull (9 km) 12.8 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 22 May 13:46 UTCM 0.2 / 17.9 km - [info]Hekla (2 km) 2.1 km NNW of Hekla (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 22 May 11:57 UTCM 0.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland 1.0 km W of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 22 May 09:39 UTCM 0.3 / 4.9 km - [info]Torfajökull (6 km) 5.1 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 22 May 05:15 UTCM 0.2 / 8.6 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (4 km) - Southern Iceland 5.5 km W of Vatnafjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 22 May 05:15 UTCM 0.5 / 7.8 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (5 km) - Southern Iceland 6.2 km W of Vatnafjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 2019
Tue, 21 May 20:47 UTCM 0.2 / 0.9 km - [info]Torfajökull (20 km) 7.7 km SSW of Sigöldustöð (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 13:41 UTCM 0.9 / 5 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km) 8.7 km S of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 07:48 UTCM 0.5 / 4.3 km - [info]Torfajökull (9 km) 12.2 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 07:48 UTCM 0.3 / 12.5 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 12.1 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 May 06:02 UTCM 0.3 / 2.9 km - [info]Torfajökull (7 km) 10.8 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 2019 (13 earthquakes)
Mon, 20 May 23:58 UTCM 0.3 / 9.8 km - [info]Torfajökull (6 km) 3.8 km WSW of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 20:15 UTCM 0.1 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland 6.6 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 20:15 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (9 km) - Southern Iceland 4.4 km W of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 18:14 UTCM 0.3 / 7.5 km - [info]Hekla (16 km) 14.6 km ESE of Árnes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 17:01 UTCM 0.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 3.5 km NNW of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 15:56 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (4 km) 9.9 km WSW of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 15:15 UTCM 1.1 / 7.3 km - [info]Hekla (16 km) 15.3 km SE of Árnes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 12:28 UTCM 0.3 / 0.5 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 9.0 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 12:28 UTCM 0.7 / 18.3 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland 5.4 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 12:27 UTCM 0.8 / 19.5 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 4.9 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 12:27 UTCM 0.5 / 5.2 km - [info]Katla (10 km) - Southern Iceland 5.0 km W of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 11:28 UTCM 0.6 - [info]Torfajökull (1 km) 7.3 km N of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 20 May 03:50 UTCM 0.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 5.4 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 2019
Sun, 19 May 21:36 UTCM 0.3 / 4 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (5 km) - Southern Iceland 6.3 km W of Vatnafjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 16:07 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 10.1 km S of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 16:07 UTCM 1.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 10.2 km S of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 04:00 UTCM 0.5 / 4 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 6.9 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 19 May 00:57 UTCM 0.5 / 1.1 km - [info]Tindfjallajökull (14 km) 11.1 km NE of Básar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 2019 (12 earthquakes)
Sat, 18 May 20:18 UTCM 0.6 / 4.8 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland 1.2 km NW of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 18:12 UTCM 0.4 / 7.9 km - [info]Hekla (16 km) 15.6 km SE of Árnes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 15:41 UTCM 0.8 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (2 km) 8.4 km WSW of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 15:41 UTCM 1.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (3 km) 7.9 km WSW of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 15:20 UTCM 1.3 / 12.6 km - [info]Katla (9 km) - Southern Iceland 1.7 km NE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 15:20 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (14 km) - Southern Iceland 5.4 km NW of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 15:05 UTCM 0.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Hekla (4 km) 3.7 km E of Hekla (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 06:08 UTCM 0.8 / 3.4 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (1 km) 9.0 km SW of Básar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 06:08 UTCM 1.7 / 5 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (4 km) 11.1 km NW of Skógar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 05:55 UTCM 0.7 / 0.6 km - [info]Torfajökull (1 km) 7.5 km NNE of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 02:13 UTCM 0.6 / 3.9 km - [info]Torfajökull (7 km) 11.6 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 May 02:13 UTCM 1.2 / 2.5 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 11.5 km NNW of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 2019 (7 earthquakes)
Fri, 17 May 14:31 UTCM 0.5 / 4.4 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 9.8 km ENE of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 14:31 UTCM 0.4 / 4.5 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 9.9 km ENE of Álftavatn (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 14:31 UTCM 0.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (7 km) 8.3 km S of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 14:23 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 9.7 km S of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 14:23 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km) 9.8 km S of Landmannalaugar (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 03:32 UTCM 0.3 / 4.3 km - [info]Hekla (16 km) 14.5 km ESE of Árnes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 May 03:32 UTCM 0.6 / 8.1 km - [info]Hekla (16 km) 14.7 km ESE of Árnes (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.2*10^7 J (17.2 KWh) [learn more]

 

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