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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) (38 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Mon, 17 Dec 06:13 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Mon, 17 Dec
Mon, 17 Dec 04:51 UTCM 1.6 / 10.1 km - [info]Hekla (10 km)9.4 km ENE of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 17 Dec 04:51 UTCM 1.0 / 9.4 km - [info]Hekla (9 km)9.4 km E of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 17 Dec 01:20 UTCM 0.6 / 4.1 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (3 km)11.3 km SW of Básar
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 17 Dec 00:12 UTCM 1.0 / 10.4 km - [info]Hekla (5 km)5.1 km SE of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 17 Dec 00:12 UTCM 0.2 / 10.4 km - [info]Hekla (5 km)4.4 km NNE of Vatnafjöll
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 16 Dec
Sun, 16 Dec 12:27 UTCM 0.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Hekla (1 km)0.7 km ESE of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 16 Dec 10:15 UTCM 0.4 / 3.8 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland4.9 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 16 Dec 00:58 UTCM 0.5 / 8.3 km - [info]Hekla (3 km)3.0 km SE of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 16 Dec 00:58 UTCM 1.1 / 11.9 km - [info]Hekla (4 km)4.3 km SE of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 15 Dec
Sat, 15 Dec 22:20 UTCM 0.8 / 7.5 km - [info]Hekla (16 km)14.1 km ESE of Árnes
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 15 Dec 19:08 UTCM 1.7 / 23.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland3.0 km NE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 15 Dec 19:08 UTCM 0.9 / 18 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland5.2 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 15 Dec 03:04 UTCM 1.1 / 12.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (21 km)15.4 km ESE of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 14 Dec (6 earthquakes)
Fri, 14 Dec 10:42 UTCM 0.8 / 1.1 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (15 km)3.4 km E of Seljalandsfoss
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 14 Dec 08:40 UTCM 0.7 / 6.8 km - [info]Hekla (15 km)14.7 km ESE of Árnes
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 14 Dec 08:40 UTCM 0.2 / 8.4 km - [info]Hekla (16 km)14.1 km ESE of Árnes
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 14 Dec 07:42 UTCM 1.1 / 11.5 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km)7.8 km NNW of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 14 Dec 07:42 UTCM 0.8 / 5.3 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km)7.2 km NNW of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 14 Dec 07:38 UTCM 2.5 / 7.6 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km)7.8 km NNW of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 13 Dec
Thu, 13 Dec 10:31 UTCM 0.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Hekla (1 km)1.2 km SE of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 13 Dec 08:28 UTCM 0.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (9 km) - Southern Iceland10.2 km E of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 13 Dec 04:32 UTCM 0.6 / 11.5 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (4 km) - Southern Iceland2.9 km ENE of Vatnafjöll
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 12 Dec (7 earthquakes)
Wed, 12 Dec 19:00 UTCM 0.1 / 0.4 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland1.4 km WSW of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 12 Dec 11:16 UTCM 1.4 - [info]Eyafjallajökull (13 km)5.4 km W of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 12 Dec 11:09 UTCM 1.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (17 km)12.1 km ESE of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 12 Dec 11:08 UTCM 1.8 / 4.5 km - [info]Katla (11 km) - Southern Iceland11.9 km NE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 12 Dec 08:16 UTCM 1.3 / 1.5 km - [info]Torfajökull (8 km)7.2 km S of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 12 Dec 05:11 UTCM 1.1 / 9 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland4.5 km WNW of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 12 Dec 02:38 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Hekla (1 km)0.5 km N of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 11 Dec (6 earthquakes)
Tue, 11 Dec 22:02 UTCM 1.5 / 15 km - [info]Torfajökull (16 km)14.3 km SE of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 11 Dec 22:01 UTCM 1.9 / 8.5 km - [info]Torfajökull (28 km)20.1 km ENE of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 11 Dec 20:39 UTCM 0.8 / 10.5 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland5.0 km WNW of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 11 Dec 13:27 UTCM 1.5 / 1.9 km - [info]Katla (14 km) - Southern Iceland9.7 km N of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 11 Dec 13:26 UTCM 1.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (16 km)7.4 km S of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 11 Dec 10:42 UTCM 1.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (17 km)10.4 km E of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 10 Dec
Mon, 10 Dec 22:02 UTCM 1.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (22 km)21.0 km E of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 10 Dec 16:44 UTCM 1.3 / 3.6 km - [info]Tindfjallajökull (4 km)11.1 km SSE of Vatnafjöll
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 10 Dec 16:34 UTCM 1.6 / 0.7 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (12 km)4.5 km ESE of Básar
[Map]		IMO

 

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