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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) (7 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Tue, 20 Nov 13:25 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Mon, 19 Nov
Mon, 19 Nov 15:13 UTCM 1.0 / 1.1 km - [info]Eyafjallajökull (9 km)1.0 km ESE of Básar
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Nov
Sun, 18 Nov 10:58 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (9 km) - Southern Iceland5.2 km WNW of Hábunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Nov 10:12 UTCM 2.1 / 5 km - [info]Katla (12 km) - Southern Iceland2.7 km WNW of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Nov 06:26 UTCM 1.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (12 km) - Southern Iceland2.8 km WNW of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Nov 03:49 UTCM 1.2 / 23.3 km - [info]Katla (10 km) - Southern Iceland3.3 km N of Goðabunga
[Map]		IMO
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
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