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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) (38 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Mon, 22 Jul 04:43 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Sat, 20 Jul 2019
Sat, 20 Jul 15:16 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 6.0 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 20 Jul 15:16 UTCM 1.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 5.7 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 20 Jul 14:23 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 3.6 km NE of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 19 Jul 2019
Fri, 19 Jul 20:55 UTCM 0.6 / 1.2 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 6.9 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 19 Jul 20:55 UTCM 0.9 / 2 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland 7.2 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 19 Jul 09:56 UTCM 0.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 5.9 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 19 Jul 09:55 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 5.9 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 19 Jul 09:52 UTCM 1.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 5.7 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Jul 2019
Thu, 18 Jul 14:57 UTCM 1.6 / 5 km - [info]Katla (12 km) - Southern Iceland 6.0 km N of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Jul 12:07 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland 4.0 km SE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Jul 11:01 UTCM 1.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland 7.3 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 17 Jul 2019
Wed, 17 Jul 07:06 UTCM 1.0 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 6.8 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 17 Jul 07:06 UTCM 1.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 8.1 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Tue, 16 Jul 23:16 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (0 km) - Southern Iceland 6.5 km NNE of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 16 Jul 01:03 UTCM 0.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 6.3 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 16 Jul 01:03 UTCM 1.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 8.1 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 (22 earthquakes)
Mon, 15 Jul 22:47 UTCM 1.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 5.3 km NNW of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:47 UTCM 2.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 6.1 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:46 UTCM 1.7 / 1.8 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 4.9 km ESE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:46 UTCM 2.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 5.8 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:44 UTCM 0.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 6.7 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:44 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 6.4 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:43 UTCM 0.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 6.2 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:43 UTCM 0.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 7.0 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 22:42 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 6.8 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 18:21 UTCM 0.1 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 7.7 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 18:21 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland 5.6 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 17:18 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 7.4 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 10:11 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 7.2 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 10:11 UTCM 1.0 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 7.6 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 08:21 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 4.2 km NNE of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 08:21 UTCM 1.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 7.8 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 08:09 UTCM 1.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 8.3 km NNE of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 08:05 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (2 km) - Southern Iceland 7.8 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 08:05 UTCM 1.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 8.0 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 07:15 UTCM 0.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 6.1 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 06:22 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 7.9 km E of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Jul 06:22 UTCM 1.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 7.8 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.4*10^8 J (177 KWh / 0.153 tons of TNT) [learn more]

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