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Saturday, Oct 05, 2013
The earthquake swarm has decreased in intensity. At least some scientists believe that the cause has been a magmatic intrusion in Iceland's northern rift zone that activated the Húsavík-Flatey (HFF) transform fault at the southern limit of the TFZ where the earthquakes were concentrated.
[more] Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013
An intense earthquake swarm has been going on offshore North Iceland, 10 km NW of Gjögurtá, since 25 September. This morning, 2 earthquakes reaching magnitude 3 and 3.2 occurred at 06:14 and 07:41. In total, more than 1000 quakes have been recorded by IMO. ...
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Tjörnes Fracture Zone volcano submarine volcano unknown summit elevation, North of Iceland, 66.3°N / -17.1°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius): Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (122 quakes) all M>2 M>3 M>4 M>5 |
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Time Mag. / Depth Distance Location Map Source Wed, 25 Apr Wed, 25 Apr 13:06 UTC M 1.3 / 19.9 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 42.3 km N of Siglufjörður [Map] IMO Wed, 25 Apr 12:52 UTC M 1.1 / 4.7 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 13.9 km NW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Wed, 25 Apr 04:02 UTC M 0.5 / 17.4 km - [info ] ( 51 km) 5.5 km NW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Wed, 25 Apr 03:38 UTC M 1.6 / 8.3 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 8.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr (64 earthquakes)Tue, 24 Apr 23:51 UTC M 0.7 / 3.5 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.8 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 23:00 UTC M 1.2 / 3.9 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 21.4 km ESE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 22:01 UTC M 1.0 / 6.4 km - [info ] Krafla () - Northeastern Iceland 26.3 km SW of Þeistareykir [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 19:49 UTC M 0.5 / 11.9 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 19:12 UTC M 0.4 / 12.9 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 19:01 UTC M 0.9 / 1.1 km - [info ] ( 57 km) 3.3 km SW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 19:01 UTC M 1.3 / 7.7 km - [info ] ( 46 km) 15.2 km NW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 17:53 UTC M 0.4 / 13.1 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.3 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 16:39 UTC M 0.2 / 12.6 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.4 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 16:32 UTC M 1.4 / 8.5 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 7.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 16:06 UTC M 0.5 / 13.6 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 15:55 UTC M 0.5 / 9.5 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.4 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 15:17 UTC M 1.0 / 5.8 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 12.6 km W of Kópasker [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 14:03 UTC M 0.3 / 11.1 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 6.8 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 14:02 UTC M 0.4 / 11.5 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 6.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 14:00 UTC M 0.4 / 12.2 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 6.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 13:57 UTC M 2.0 / 9.9 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.8 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 13:11 UTC M 1.3 / 3.1 km - [info ] ( 46 km) 10.6 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:51 UTC M 1.1 / 9.3 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.6 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:51 UTC M 0.2 / 11.1 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.4 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:41 UTC M 0.9 / 2.1 km - [info ] Krafla () - Northeastern Iceland 1.6 km SSW of Kröfluvirkjun [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:35 UTC M 0.5 / 12 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:35 UTC M 0.9 / 7 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.8 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:35 UTC M 1.3 / 2.4 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 8.4 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:31 UTC M 0.6 / 13.4 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 6.6 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:26 UTC M 1.0 / 7.5 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 7.7 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:23 UTC M 0.3 / 12.1 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:22 UTC M 0.3 / 12 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:12 UTC M 0.4 / 11.7 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:11 UTC M 0.3 / 12.8 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 6.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:10 UTC M 0.3 / 11.7 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 12:04 UTC M 0.4 / 12.4 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.3 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:56 UTC M 0.5 / 15.9 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 6.5 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:51 UTC M 0.2 / 12.2 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.2 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:51 UTC M 0.7 / 4.8 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:47 UTC M 0.7 / 6.9 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.8 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:46 UTC M 0.5 / 1.1 km - [info ] ( 44 km) 19.7 km NE of Siglufjörður [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:41 UTC M 1.5 / 5.9 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 8.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:13 UTC M 0.2 / 11.5 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:05 UTC M 0.8 / 4.1 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 8.0 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 11:05 UTC M 0.5 / 3 km - [info ] ( 65 km) 8.8 km ENE of Dalvík [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 09:41 UTC M 0.6 / 13.9 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.5 km NW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 09:20 UTC M 0.5 / 14.5 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.6 km NW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 09:14 UTC M 0.8 / 5.1 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 08:51 UTC M 0.4 / 8 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 8.2 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:57 UTC M 0.4 / 4.8 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 12.7 km WSW of Kópasker [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:57 UTC M 0.9 / 10 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 12.4 km WSW of Kópasker [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:46 UTC M 0.6 / 12.5 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:43 UTC M 0.8 / 7.8 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.6 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:40 UTC M 0.7 / 5.8 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:40 UTC M 0.9 / 6.5 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.5 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:36 UTC M 0.4 / 12.2 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.3 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 07:11 UTC M 1.6 / 8.2 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 8.3 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 06:58 UTC M 0.8 / 4.8 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 06:54 UTC M 0.5 / 12 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 06:52 UTC M 1.6 / 7.3 km - [info ] ( 48 km) 8.7 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 06:52 UTC M 2.1 / 4.6 km - [info ] ( 47 km) 9.9 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 06:48 UTC M 0.5 / 7.4 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.8 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 06:41 UTC M 0.3 / 12 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.2 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 06:13 UTC M 0.3 / 11.8 km - [info ] ( 49 km) 7.6 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 03:19 UTC M 0.3 / 15.9 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 6.3 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 02:08 UTC M 0.4 / 12 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.1 km NNW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 01:36 UTC M 1.7 / 17 km - [info ] ( 37 km) 12.8 km E of Grímsey [Map] IMO Tue, 24 Apr 01:36 UTC M 1.0 / 11.9 km - [info ] ( 37 km) 13.7 km E of Grímsey [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr (8 earthquakes)Mon, 23 Apr 15:06 UTC M 1.1 / 8.5 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 14.5 km NW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr 14:59 UTC M 1.4 / 8.2 km - [info ] ( 43 km) 14.4 km NW of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr 13:20 UTC M 1.2 / 8.3 km - [info ] ( 37 km) 19.6 km SSE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr 11:01 UTC M 1.1 / 1.8 km - [info ] ( 33 km) 12.7 km ENE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr 10:22 UTC M 0.9 / 9.2 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 21.8 km NNE of Húsavík [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr 09:16 UTC M 1.1 / 8.4 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 21.4 km NNE of Húsavík [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr 09:16 UTC M 1.4 / 8.4 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 21.6 km NNE of Húsavík [Map] IMO Mon, 23 Apr 02:02 UTC M 1.2 / 7.8 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 14.3 km SSE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr (12 earthquakes)Sun, 22 Apr 21:09 UTC M 0.6 / 9.4 km - [info ] ( 39 km) 2.3 km WSW of Flatey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 21:09 UTC M 0.4 / 9 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 1.5 km WSW of Flatey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 20:28 UTC M 1.5 / 11.4 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 24.0 km NNE of Siglufjörður [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 20:28 UTC M 1.0 / 11.8 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 24.0 km NNE of Siglufjörður [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 18:43 UTC M 0.8 / 6 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 17.9 km W of Kópasker [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 10:22 UTC M 0.3 / 9.1 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 2.0 km WSW of Flatey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 10:11 UTC M 0.1 / 8.7 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 1.7 km WSW of Flatey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 09:06 UTC M 0.2 / 10.8 km - [info ] ( 39 km) 3.1 km W of Flatey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 07:19 UTC M 1.5 / 12.4 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 14.3 km NNE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 05:04 UTC M 1.9 / 10.2 km - [info ] ( 37 km) 41.7 km ENE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 01:21 UTC M 1.0 / 1.9 km - [info ] Krafla () - Northeastern Iceland 1.3 km WSW of Kröfluvirkjun [Map] IMO Sun, 22 Apr 01:21 UTC M 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info ] Krafla () - Northeastern Iceland 1.1 km WSW of Kröfluvirkjun [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr (9 earthquakes)Sat, 21 Apr 23:45 UTC M 0.1 / 4 km - [info ] Theistareykjarbunga () 1.3 km SW of Þeistareykir [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 16:48 UTC M 1.2 / 15.9 km - [info ] ( 35 km) 17.9 km E of Grímsey [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 16:06 UTC M 1.4 / 5.1 km - [info ] ( 75 km) 21.1 km NNE of Drangey [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 16:06 UTC M 1.0 / 7 km - [info ] ( 69 km) 23.7 km WNW of Siglufjörður [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 15:08 UTC M 2.2 / 14.4 km - [info ] ( 30 km) 18.0 km SE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 09:23 UTC M 0.7 / 9.5 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 16.6 km W of Kópasker [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 07:46 UTC M 0.9 / 6.7 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 8.8 km SE of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 07:46 UTC M 1.2 / 6.1 km - [info ] ( 50 km) 7.5 km SE of Gjögurtá [Map] IMO Sat, 21 Apr 04:27 UTC M 1.1 / 10.9 km - [info ] ( 31 km) 13.1 km NE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr (11 earthquakes)Fri, 20 Apr 20:06 UTC M 0.7 / 3.9 km - [info ] Krafla () - Northeastern Iceland 2.0 km SSW of Kröfluvirkjun [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 20:06 UTC M 1.1 / 3.1 km - [info ] Krafla () - Northeastern Iceland 1.6 km S of Kröfluvirkjun [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 18:07 UTC M 1.2 / 10.2 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 30.8 km ESE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 08:15 UTC M 0.6 / 3.1 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 12.2 km SW of Kópasker [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 08:15 UTC M 0.9 / 3 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 12.3 km SW of Kópasker [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 07:56 UTC M 0.3 / 3.9 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 12.4 km SW of Kópasker [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 07:56 UTC M 0.9 / 5 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 12.2 km SW of Kópasker [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 07:34 UTC M 0.9 / 6.9 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 12.2 km NE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 07:29 UTC M 1.4 / 2.3 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 13.5 km ENE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 06:40 UTC M 0.8 / 12.9 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 9.4 km NE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Fri, 20 Apr 03:48 UTC M 0.7 / 1.3 km - [info ] ( 34 km) 12.9 km ENE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr (11 earthquakes)Thu, 19 Apr 15:49 UTC M 1.1 / 6.4 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 32.1 km NNW of Siglufjörður [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 15:49 UTC M 1.4 / 1.1 km - [info ] ( 39 km) 28.6 km N of Siglufjörður [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 15:14 UTC M 0.7 / 8.6 km - [info ] ( 37 km) 1.5 km SW of Flatey [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 14:26 UTC M 0.8 / 4.9 km - [info ] Theistareykjarbunga () 2.6 km WSW of Þeistareykir [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 14:26 UTC M 0.4 / 5.8 km - [info ] Theistareykjarbunga () 4.0 km SW of Þeistareykir [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 06:03 UTC M 1.1 / 10.6 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 15.7 km E of Grímsey [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 05:47 UTC M 0.5 / 2.2 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 12.6 km ENE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 03:11 UTC M 0.3 / 10.2 km - [info ] Tjörnes Fracture Zone () - North of Iceland 8.4 km E of Flatey [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 00:44 UTC M 1.3 / 7 km - [info ] ( 33 km) 10.7 km ENE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 00:44 UTC M 1.0 / 1.2 km - [info ] ( 35 km) 11.0 km E of Grímsey [Map] IMO Thu, 19 Apr 00:36 UTC M 1.4 / 12.5 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 10.5 km NNE of Grímsey [Map] IMO Wed, 18 Apr Wed, 18 Apr 23:15 UTC M 2.3 / 12.4 km - [info ] Kolbeinsey Ridge () - North of Iceland, Iceland 44.5 km W of Grímsey [Map] IMO Wed, 18 Apr 21:36 UTC M 1.0 / 8.7 km - [info ] ( 38 km) 0.9 km WSW of Flatey [Map] IMO Wed, 18 Apr 14:43 UTC M 1.2 / 5.8 km - [info ] ( 32 km) 12.3 km NE of Grímsey [Map] IMO
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