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, 23 - 29. January, 2023

Over the last week 230 earthquakes were detected by IMO's SIL seismic network which is a bit less than in the previous week which had 260 earthquakes. Similar or less activity was in all zones compared to last week. About 30 earthquakes were detected in Mýrdalsjökull with the largest earthquake measured at M 2.7 which was also the largest earthquake this week. Seven earthquakes were detected in Grímsvötn but no earthquake was detected in Hekla.

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







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