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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) (4 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Wed, 23 Oct 14:08 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
Tue, 22 Oct 22:02 UTCM 1.9 / 1.1 km - [info]Katla (10 km) - Southern Iceland 2.3 km NNE of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 2019
Sun, 20 Oct 09:36 UTCM 1.2 / 8.1 km - [info]Katla (10 km) - Southern Iceland 1.6 km SSW of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 20 Oct 09:36 UTCM 0.9 / 3.3 km - [info]Katla (11 km) - Southern Iceland 1.8 km WSW of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 19 Oct 2019
Sat, 19 Oct 14:16 UTCM 1.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Katla (13 km) - Southern Iceland 2.2 km W of Goðabunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.4*10^7 J (15 KWh) [learn more]

Earthquake statistics

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Magnitude distribution and energy released:
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