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Earthquakes / 48 h
389
Most active: Reykjanesskagi
174
M3,0+ (48 h)
1
<10 km from Grindavík
11
Last 24 h: 242 earthquakes — more active than 97% of days in the past two years.

Volcanic systems

Most active systems — count of M≥0.1 quakes (micro-quakes shown on the map), not the official aviation colour code. Official status: vedur.is. Dot: elevated · active · quiet.

Volcanic systems ranked by activity
Volcanic system14 d24 h48 hLargestActivity
Eldey / Reykjanestáactivity, last 14 days (newest right)106111M2.6elevated
Bárðarbungaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)1331M1.5elevated ↑70 mm/yr
Katla (Mýrdalsjökull)activity, last 14 days (newest right)1317M2.4elevated
Prestahnúkuractivity, last 14 days (newest right)1127M1.7elevated
Ljósufjöllactivity, last 14 days (newest right)811M1.9active
Hengillactivity, last 14 days (newest right)811M1.8active
Grímsvötnactivity, last 14 days (newest right)77M1.0elevated ↑71 mm/yr
Reykjaneshrygguractivity, last 14 days (newest right)57M2.0active
Reykjanes / Svartsengiactivity, last 14 days (newest right)44M1.7active step deform.
Brennisteinsfjöllactivity, last 14 days (newest right)38M0.8active
Show all systems (14)
Volcanic system14 d24 h48 hLargestActivity
Eyjafjarðarállactivity, last 14 days (newest right)24M1.7active
Kraflaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)23M0.4active
Tjörnes / Grímseyactivity, last 14 days (newest right)23M0.9active
Tungnafellsjökullactivity, last 14 days (newest right)23M0.3active ↑40 mm/yr
Suðurlandsbrotabeltiactivity, last 14 days (newest right)17M1.2active
Torfajökullactivity, last 14 days (newest right)12M0.8active
Kverkfjöllactivity, last 14 days (newest right)12M2.1active ↑55 mm/yr
Herðubreiðactivity, last 14 days (newest right)03M0.8quiet
Krýsuvíkactivity, last 14 days (newest right)01M0.6quiet
Hrómundartinduractivity, last 14 days (newest right)00M-0.1quiet
Fagradalsfjallactivity, last 14 days (newest right)00M-0.1quiet
Heklaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)00M-0.0quiet
Askjaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)00M-0.2quiet ↑41 mm/yr
Grímsnesactivity, last 14 days (newest right)00M-0.2quiet
What does the Activity column mean?

β = how many standard deviations the last-24 h count is above the system 2-year mean (β≥2 = elevated, β≥4 = unusually high) — a statistical swarm signal. Backtest (2 years): β≥2 flags an ongoing swarm at about 5× the baseline rate, but predicts large earthquakes (M≥3) poorly — an activity measure, not a forecast. The β number shows on hover.

Map

Colour/outline = age: <6 h · <24 h · older · size = magnitude
Trends, uplift and background — charts for the curious
🌊 Volcanic tremor — Katla (Mýrdalsjökull) — The baseline tremor is currently elevated and should only be compared to recent days sinc…
Tremor (RSAM)
IMO tremor plot (station god). Most of the signal is weather and surf — not eruption confirmation. All stations: vedur.is.
Weather now: wind 11 m/s (Reynisfjalli) — notable — likely weather.
The baseline tremor is currently elevated and should only be compared to recent days since wind and waves do not reliably correlate with the readings. (AI)
Band analysis past 9 days (from digitized RSAM values). High 2-4 Hz + low 0.5-1 Hz = possible magma-movement signal; high 0.5-1 Hz without 2-4 Hz = weather/surf.
0,5-1 Hz2522-7761 (~3761)1-2 Hz1348-7478 (~2706)2-4 Hz1717-7217 (~2304)02.0603.0605.0606.0607.0609.0610.06dark = low · orange = medium · red = high (per-band relative)
Earthquakes per day (30 days)
12052026-05-12: 4705-122026-05-13: 772026-05-14: 832026-05-15: 522026-05-16: 792026-05-17: 8605-172026-05-18: 732026-05-19: 722026-05-20: 1022026-05-21: 742026-05-22: 9105-222026-05-23: 832026-05-24: 1712026-05-25: 912026-05-26: 1282026-05-27: 9005-272026-05-28: 912026-05-29: 1882026-05-30: 1602026-05-31: 5612026-06-01: 120506-012026-06-02: 8202026-06-03: 6382026-06-04: 6422026-06-05: 2942026-06-06: 21106-062026-06-07: 1972026-06-08: 1372026-06-09: 2192026-06-10: 9406-10
Cumulative count · 2230 earthquakes (7 d) · total moment ≈ M4.8 · count moment
n=22300M4.8003.0604.0606.0607.0608.0610.06
Prestahnúkur · 14 d. Depth (0 km at top). Grey: fixed depth.
0km14km28km27.0530.0501.0604.0607.0610.06
Magnitude distribution (7 days)
1458<17221–2452–343–41≥4

Depth is automatic and uncertain; earthquakes alone do not show magma movement — deformation (GPS) and gas are needed. Grey points: automatic fixed-depth values. b-value computed for M≥1.5 (automatic magnitudes make lower completeness unreliable). Preliminary data.

Analogs — when did it look like this before?

By active region (last 7 days):

  • Reykjanesskagi (573 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 18 September 2025 (465 quakes then)
  • Vesturgosbelti (448 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 17 April 2026 (98 quakes then)
  • Eystragosbelti (378 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 18 January 2025 (187 quakes then)
  • Norðurgosbelti (67 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 9 August 2024 (50 quakes then)

Each active zone is compared with its OWN history (count, moment, depth over 7 days). It only shows the state is not unprecedented — no forecast; two years of history miss rare large events.

Uplift — GNSS deformation (Reykjanes)

SENG (Svartsengi) — rapid, step-like deformation (eruption cycles); see chart
+0mm+59mm+118mm12.1213.0115.0219.0321.0423.05
REYK (Reykjavík) — reference ~-5 mm/yr
-26mm+0mm+12mm12.1213.0115.0219.0321.0423.05

Crustal deformation from continuous GNSS (Nevada Geodetic Lab, Eurasia plate-fixed). Up = land rising (possible magma accumulation), down = subsidence. Daily final solution with about a three-week lag (latest 2026-05-23); third-party reprocessing, not the Met Office real-time solution.

InSAR. InSAR (Sentinel-1 radar) maps surface deformation across the whole area, complementing the GNSS point measurements. Raw interferograms need expertise to read, so they are not shown here — interpreted deformation maps and current status: Icelandic Met Office · raw data: COMET LiCSAR.

Gas / SO₂. Volcanic gas (SO₂) is not shown here from raw data — Sentinel-5P TROPOMI needs heavy integration and is often faint at high latitudes outside major eruptions. Interpreted gas monitoring: air quality (Environment Agency) · MOUNTS Reykjanes · Copernicus atmosphere.

Glossary & magnitude scale →

By region (48 h)

RegionCount
Reykjanesskagi174
Önnur svæði106
Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)58
Mýrdalsjökull (Katla)31
Langjökull13
Tjörnes / N-land5
Hekla2
“Other regions” = earthquakes outside the defined regions.

Latest earthquakes

Time (UTC)MagDepthArea
2026-06-10 07:50M0.36.6Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 07:43M0.55.1Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 07:40M-1.00.0Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:39M-0.35.9Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:38M1.41.1Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:38M1.99.4Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:38M1.77.1Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:37M1.50.0Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:37M1.213.0Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:36M1.21.1Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 07:36M0.87.7Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 07:31M-0.50.0Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:19M0.50.0Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 07:08M-0.20.0Reykjanesskagi capital area
2026-06-10 07:04M0.35.2Tjörnes / N-land
2026-06-10 07:04M0.27.9Tjörnes / N-land
2026-06-10 06:15M0.36.3Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 06:15M1.12.7Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 05:45M0.46.2Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 05:39M-0.90.0Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 05:03M0.65.6Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 05:02M0.717.5Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 05:02M0.99.1Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 04:58M0.22.6Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 04:58M1.55.9Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 04:44M1.84.9Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 04:44M1.44.6Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 04:32M-0.15.1Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 03:59M0.81.1Önnur svæði
2026-06-10 03:52M0.38.2Reykjanesskagi capital area
2026-06-10 03:48M0.87.6Reykjanesskagi capital area
2026-06-10 03:48M0.37.9Reykjanesskagi capital area
2026-06-10 03:40M-0.65.2Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-06-10 03:23M1.24.1Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-06-10 03:23M1.33.1Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-06-10 03:23M1.33.3Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-06-10 03:16M0.46.9Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 03:13M-0.80.9Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 03:01M1.27.7Reykjanesskagi
2026-06-10 02:55M1.39.2Reykjanesskagi
Data: Icelandic Met Office (Skjálftalísa API), automatic preliminary results — may change. Status now is a plain-language AI summary. This is not an official warning. Official warnings: vedur.is and Civil Protection (112).