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Earthquakes
68
last 24h

What’s happening

68 earthquakes have been recorded during the last 24 hours. Activity is spread across several areas, led by Kleifarvatn and Torfajökull. The largest event was M 2.2 near Torfajökull at 03:54.

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Observations

  • Elevated earthquake activity

    14 earthquakes were recorded within 7 km of Kleifarvatn over 23 hours.

    That is close to the usual rate for Kleifarvatn over the past year.

These are statistical summaries of IMO’s earthquake catalogue, not hazard assessments. Official warnings come from the Icelandic Meteorological Office and Almannavarnir.

By region12

The right-hand figure is this window’s rate against that region’s own average over the past year. A dash means too little history to compare. Regions are IMO’s own seismic areas.

Activity68

Activity over time

peak 5 per bar