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Location of Katla volcano and other volcanoes on Iceland
Location of Katla volcano and other volcanoes on Iceland

 

Katla volcano

subglacial volcano 1512 m / 4,961 ft, Southern Iceland, 63.63°N / -19.06°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (6 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Fri, 16 Nov 21:08 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Wed, 14 Nov
Wed, 14 Nov 15:46 UTCM 0.4 / 2.6 km - [info]Torfajökull (7 km)8.2 km ENE of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 14 Nov 13:00 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (12 km) - Southern Iceland2.9 km W of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 12 Nov
Mon, 12 Nov 11:03 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Torfajökull (10 km)13.6 km NNW of Álftavatn
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 11 Nov
Sun, 11 Nov 21:51 UTCM 1.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (6 km)11.2 km NW of Skógar
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 11 Nov 21:51 UTCM 0.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (4 km)11.2 km NW of Skógar
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 10 Nov
Sat, 10 Nov 22:16 UTCM 0.8 / 11.9 km - [info]Vatnafjöll (5 km) - Southern Iceland4.3 km ENE of Vatnafjöll
[Map]		IMO
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