Overview of Earthquake activity

Earthquake activity throughout the country is described in a weekly summary that is written by a Natural Hazard Specialist. The weekly summary is published on the web every Tuesday. It covers the activity of the previous week in all seismic areas and volcanic systems in the country. If earthquake swarms are ongoing or significant events such as larger earthquakes have occurred during the week, they are specifically discussed. 

Weekly overview

Weekly Overview 6 -12. February, 2023

Over the last week about 400 earthquakes were detected by IMO's SIL seismic network which is considerably more than in the previous week where 260 earthquakes were detected. The main activity were two earthquake swarms, one in Öxarfjörður and the other just outside of Reykjanestá. Nine earthquakes above M3 were detected in the past week, the largest one M3.6 detected on the 10th of February at 19:45. near Reykjanestá.  No earthquakes were detected in Hekla.

More information on earthquake activity in Iceland can be found in Skjálfta-Lísa








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