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Latest earthquakes in or near Northeast, Iceland, past 30 days

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Updated 25 Feb 2021 14:25 GMT -
During the past 30 days, Northeast was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.0, 1 quake of magnitude 4.0, 1 quake of magnitude 3.0, and 40 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 1664 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
Biggest quake: 5.0 quake 21.9 Km NE of Sigöldustöð, Iceland, 24 Feb 2021 10:17 am (GMT +0)
Most recent quake: 2.2 quake 7.6 Km W of Hamarinn, Iceland, 24 Feb 2021 12:37 pm (GMT +0) ...Read More
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Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes)
24 Feb 2021 12:37 pm (GMT +0) (24 Feb 2021 12:37:55 GMT)
2.2

11 km		Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (8 km)7.6 Km W of Hamarinn, Iceland MoreMap
24 Feb 2021 10:17 am (GMT +0) (24 Feb 2021 10:17:10 GMT)
5.0

4.5 km		(41 km)21.9 Km NE of Sigöldustöð, Iceland
I FELT IT - 16 reports		MoreMap
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes)
22 Feb 2021 6:34 pm (GMT +0) (22 Feb 2021 18:34:41 GMT)
2.4

7.5 km		(55 km)7.9 Km W of Gjögurtá, Iceland MoreMap
22 Feb 2021 10:27 am (GMT +0) (22 Feb 2021 10:27:50 GMT)
2.0

3.5 km		Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland1.6 Km N of Bárðarbunga, Iceland MoreMap
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
20 Feb 2021 2:28 pm (GMT +0) (20 Feb 2021 14:28:33 GMT)
2.4

7.2 km		Hekla (16 km)14.6 Km SE of Árnes, Iceland MoreMap
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes)
19 Feb 2021 3:25 pm (GMT +0) (19 Feb 2021 15:25:52 GMT)
2.0

1.1 km		(31 km)31.7 Km N of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
19 Feb 2021 2:16 pm (GMT +0) (19 Feb 2021 14:16:35 GMT)
2.1

11 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.4 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
19 Feb 2021 2:13 pm (GMT +0) (19 Feb 2021 14:13:13 GMT)
2.5

12 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (24 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland14.0 Km N of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes)
18 Feb 2021 4:17 pm (GMT +0) (18 Feb 2021 16:17:29 GMT)
2.0

18 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.8 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
18 Feb 2021 9:24 am (GMT +0) (18 Feb 2021 09:24:11 GMT)
2.1

12 km		Hofsjökull volcano (15 km)23.5 Km E of Hveravellir, Iceland MoreMap
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
16 Feb 2021 4:20 am (GMT +0) (16 Feb 2021 04:20:28 GMT)
2.1

10.7 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland11.8 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes)
13 Feb 2021 08:33:04 GMT
2.2

3.5 km		Krafla (3 km) - Northeastern Iceland1.1 Km S of Kröfluvirkjun, Iceland MoreMap
13 Feb 2021 2:29 am (GMT +0) (13 Feb 2021 02:29:30 GMT)
2.8

1.1 km		Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland7.9 Km ESE of Bárðarbunga, Iceland MoreMap
13 Feb 2021 2:29 am (GMT +0) (13 Feb 2021 02:29:30 GMT)
4.0

7.2 km		Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland6.3 Km ENE of Hamarinn, Iceland 2 reportsMoreMap
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes)
12 Feb 2021 2:17 pm (GMT +0) (12 Feb 2021 14:17:01 GMT)
2.1

10.5 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (28 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland11.7 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
12 Feb 2021 14:12:45 GMT
2.0

4.7 km		Langjökull (22 km)6.6 Km WNW of Hveravellir, Iceland MoreMap
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
10 Feb 2021 4:36 am (GMT +0) (10 Feb 2021 04:36:06 GMT)
2.0

10.6 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.3 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Tue, 9 Feb 2021 (GMT) (8 earthquakes)
9 Feb 2021 10:21 pm (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 22:21:14 GMT)
2.1

10.6 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (45 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland17.4 Km NW of Gjögurtá, Iceland MoreMap
9 Feb 2021 9:42 pm (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 21:42:09 GMT)
2.0

12 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.9 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
9 Feb 2021 8:39 pm (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 20:39:56 GMT)
2.1

9.5 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (28 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland10.8 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
9 Feb 2021 8:20 pm (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 20:20:08 GMT)
3.0

10 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (24 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland14.1 Km N of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
9 Feb 2021 6:37 am (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 06:37:43 GMT)
2.2

10 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (23 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland11.6 Km N of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
9 Feb 2021 5:47 am (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 05:47:49 GMT)
2.3

13 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland13.7 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
9 Feb 2021 3:14 am (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 03:14:50 GMT)
2.0

11 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland13.1 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
9 Feb 2021 12:55 am (GMT +0) (9 Feb 2021 00:55:54 GMT)
2.0

12 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (26 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.4 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Mon, 8 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes)
8 Feb 2021 1:19 pm (GMT +0) (8 Feb 2021 13:19:12 GMT)
2.2

10.8 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.5 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
8 Feb 2021 10:13 am (GMT +0) (8 Feb 2021 10:13:41 GMT)
2.3

11 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.9 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
8 Feb 2021 9:32 am (GMT +0) (8 Feb 2021 09:32:37 GMT)
2.0

11 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland11.2 Km NE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes)
7 Feb 2021 8:16 pm (GMT +0) (7 Feb 2021 20:16:18 GMT)
2.0

11 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (23 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland13.6 Km N of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
7 Feb 2021 6:08 pm (GMT +0) (7 Feb 2021 18:08:10 GMT)
2.2

12 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (32 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.8 Km NE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
7 Feb 2021 3:22 pm (GMT +0) (7 Feb 2021 15:22:29 GMT)
2.0

1.3 km		Herdubreid (5 km) - Central Iceland2.9 Km SSW of Herðubreiðarlindir, Iceland MoreMap
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
6 Feb 2021 4:17 pm (GMT +0) (6 Feb 2021 16:17:54 GMT)
2.2

13 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (21 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland14.3 Km N of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes)
5 Feb 2021 8:02 pm (GMT +0) (5 Feb 2021 20:02:08 GMT)
2.9

1.8 km		Hofsjökull volcano (2 km)29.4 Km ESE of Hveravellir, Iceland MoreMap
5 Feb 2021 6:26 am (GMT +0) (5 Feb 2021 06:26:49 GMT)
2.0

11 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (27 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland12.3 Km NNE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
5 Feb 2021 4:31 am (GMT +0) (5 Feb 2021 04:31:39 GMT)
2.3

9.2 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (35 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland10.4 Km ENE of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
4 Feb 2021 9:58 am (GMT +0) (4 Feb 2021 09:58:22 GMT)
2.0

5.5 km		Askja (4 km) - Central Iceland3.5 Km WSW of Dreki, Iceland MoreMap
Tue, 2 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
2 Feb 2021 12:40 pm (GMT +0) (2 Feb 2021 12:40:38 GMT)
2.3

3 km		Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland3.9 Km SE of Bárðarbunga, Iceland MoreMap
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
31 Jan 2021 10:20 am (GMT +0) (31 Jan 2021 10:20:06 GMT)
2.8

3.8 km		Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland4.0 Km ESE of Bárðarbunga, Iceland MoreMap
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes)
29 Jan 2021 11:34 pm (GMT +0) (29 Jan 2021 23:34:41 GMT)
2.4

1.4 km		Grímsvötn (7 km)5.3 Km NE of Grímsfjall, Iceland MoreMap
29 Jan 2021 11:53 am (GMT +0) (29 Jan 2021 11:53:43 GMT)
2.6

9.6 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (49 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland13.4 Km WNW of Gjögurtá, Iceland MoreMap
Thu, 28 Jan 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes)
28 Jan 2021 3:43 am (GMT +0) (28 Jan 2021 03:43:31 GMT)
2.3

8.7 km		Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (6 km)6.0 Km ENE of Hamarinn, Iceland MoreMap
28 Jan 2021 3:03 am (GMT +0) (28 Jan 2021 03:03:26 GMT)
2.6

7.5 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (14 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland40.3 Km NW of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
28 Jan 2021 2:36 am (GMT +0) (28 Jan 2021 02:36:16 GMT)
2.0

0.1 km		Kolbeinsey Ridge (9 km) - North of Iceland, Iceland26.4 Km NNW of Grímsey, Iceland MoreMap
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.1 x 1012 joules (575 megawatt hours, equivalent to 494 tons of TNT) More info

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