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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) (45 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Wed, 23 Aug 11:55 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Wed, 23 Aug
Wed, 23 Aug 07:36 UTCM 0.2 / 2.2 km - [info]Katla (12 km) - Southern Iceland16.4 km NE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 23 Aug 00:20 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland5.9 km N of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 23 Aug 00:20 UTCM 1.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland8.5 km ENE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 22 Aug
Tue, 22 Aug 22:06 UTCM 0.3 / 3.5 km - [info]Hekla (4 km)4.0 km WSW of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 22 Aug 22:06 UTCM 0.7 / 3.5 km - [info]Hekla (4 km)4.0 km WSW of Hekla
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 22 Aug 10:41 UTCM 0.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km)9.5 km NNW of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug (10 earthquakes)
Mon, 21 Aug 21:26 UTCM 0.7 / 1.2 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland3.6 km NW of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 21:25 UTCM 0.3 / 10.8 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland3.7 km SE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 18:28 UTCM 0.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Hekla (14 km)0.9 km SSW of Búrfellsstöð
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 14:02 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland10.9 km ENE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 10:59 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland8.1 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 10:34 UTCM 1.8 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland5.0 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 10:34 UTCM 1.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland7.7 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 08:16 UTCM 0.4 / 7.7 km - [info]Katla (8 km) - Southern Iceland3.7 km W of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 08:16 UTCM 1.0 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland8.9 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 21 Aug 01:32 UTCM 0.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (9 km) - Southern Iceland4.6 km NNE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug (17 earthquakes)
Sat, 19 Aug 22:50 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (13 km) - Southern Iceland3.4 km W of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 21:12 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland5.2 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 21:12 UTCM 1.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland7.2 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 20:53 UTCM 0.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland8.7 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 20:47 UTCM 0.6 / 4.7 km - [info]Katla (10 km) - Southern Iceland1.4 km SSW of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 20:47 UTCM 1.1 / 5.1 km - [info]Katla (10 km) - Southern Iceland1.4 km SW of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 19:52 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland8.5 km N of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 17:20 UTCM 0.3 / 0.6 km - [info]Hekla (14 km)1.3 km SSW of Búrfellsstöð
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 15:01 UTCM 0.4 / 0.4 km - [info]Torfajökull (1 km)7.9 km N of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 10:54 UTCM 0.2 / 4.4 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland1.6 km NNW of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 10:49 UTCM 1.2 / 3.2 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km)9.6 km NNW of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 10:49 UTCM 0.9 / 1.5 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km)10.1 km NNW of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 07:18 UTCM 0.5 / 1.7 km - [info]Torfajökull (7 km)4.2 km W of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 05:04 UTCM 0.7 / 4.4 km - [info]Torfajökull (4 km)6.1 km WSW of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 03:08 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland8.8 km N of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 02:22 UTCM 0.2 / 0.9 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland4.8 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Aug 02:22 UTCM 1.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (1 km) - Southern Iceland6.8 km NNE of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Aug (6 earthquakes)
Fri, 18 Aug 21:31 UTCM 1.0 / 8.4 km - [info]Torfajökull (3 km)6.7 km WSW of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Aug 21:05 UTCM 2.0 / 2.7 km - [info]Torfajökull (4 km)5.6 km WSW of Landmannalaugar
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Aug 21:05 UTCM 2.7 / 3.8 km - [info]Torfajökull (5 km)4.8 km WSW of Landmannalaugar
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Aug 07:47 UTCM 0.4 / 7.6 km - [info]Hekla (16 km)14.6 km ESE of Árnes
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Aug 00:25 UTCM 0.7 / 2.9 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland8.5 km ENE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 18 Aug 00:16 UTCM 0.5 / 8.8 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (6 km) - Southern Iceland5.5 km S of Vatnafjöll
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Aug
Thu, 17 Aug 10:42 UTCM 1.0 / 8.8 km - [info]Tindfjallajökull (13 km)8.1 km NE of Básar
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Aug 10:42 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland5.3 km ENE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Aug 10:42 UTCM 1.7 / 0.2 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland5.5 km ENE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Aug 08:52 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland7.1 km ENE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 17 Aug 00:27 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland7.8 km ENE of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 16 Aug
Wed, 16 Aug 14:42 UTCM 0.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (13 km) - Southern Iceland3.3 km WNW of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO

 

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