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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) (12 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Wed, 22 Jan 18:23 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Tue, 21 Jan 15:23 UTCM 0.3 / 11.4 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 3.2 km NNW of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 Jan 15:23 UTCM 0.7 / 11.8 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 3.2 km NNW of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 Jan 07:55 UTCM 2.1 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 1.9 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 21 Jan 07:55 UTCM 2.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (3 km) - Southern Iceland 3.1 km N of Hábunga (Iceland)
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 Jan 2020
Sat, 18 Jan 21:40 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 7.0 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 Jan 21:40 UTCM 1.3 / 0.3 km - [info]Katla (4 km) - Southern Iceland 7.2 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 Jan 20:55 UTCM 0.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland 3.3 km ESE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 18 Jan 20:55 UTCM 1.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland 3.2 km ESE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 Jan 2020
Fri, 17 Jan 15:06 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (6 km) - Southern Iceland 5.4 km ENE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 17 Jan 15:06 UTCM 0.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland 4.7 km NE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Thu, 16 Jan 14:00 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (5 km) - Southern Iceland 2.3 km NW of Hábunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 15 Jan 2020
Wed, 15 Jan 22:03 UTCM 0.7 / 15.1 km - [info]Katla (7 km) - Southern Iceland 6.6 km NE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1*10^9 J (306 KWh / 0.263 tons of TNT) [learn more]

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