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Earthquakes / 48 h
137
Most active: Reykjanesskagi
24
M3,0+ (48 h)
0
<10 km from Grindavík
5
Last 24 h: 90 earthquakes — more active than 77% of days since 1995.

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
Tjörnes / Grímseyactivity, last 14 days (newest right)1116M2.7active
Prestahnúkuractivity, last 14 days (newest right)810M2.8elevated
Bárðarbungaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)88M2.3active
Grímsvötnactivity, last 14 days (newest right)78M1.1elevated
Askjaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)66M0.7active
Krýsuvíkactivity, last 14 days (newest right)45M1.0active
Torfajökullactivity, last 14 days (newest right)34M1.3active
Herðubreiðactivity, last 14 days (newest right)34M1.0active
Ljósufjöllactivity, last 14 days (newest right)33M1.0elevated
Show all systems (15)
Volcanic system14 d24 h48 hLargestActivity
Suðurlandsbrotabeltiactivity, last 14 days (newest right)25M1.1active
Reykjanes / Svartsengiactivity, last 14 days (newest right)22M0.3active step deform.
Kraflaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)22M0.8active
Reykjaneshrygguractivity, last 14 days (newest right)13M2.1active
Kolbeinseyjarhrygguractivity, last 14 days (newest right)12M1.3active
Þeistareykiractivity, last 14 days (newest right)12M0.1active
Hengillactivity, last 14 days (newest right)12M0.8active
Kverkfjöllactivity, last 14 days (newest right)11M0.9active
Eyjafjarðarállactivity, last 14 days (newest right)02M1.0quiet
Öræfajökullactivity, last 14 days (newest right)02M0.9quiet ↑42 mm/yr
Eldey / Reykjanestáactivity, last 14 days (newest right)02M1.8quiet
Brennisteinsfjöllactivity, last 14 days (newest right)01M0.8quiet
Hrómundartinduractivity, last 14 days (newest right)01M0.5quiet
Katla (Mýrdalsjökull)activity, last 14 days (newest right)01M0.3quiet ↑45 mm/yr
Heklaactivity, last 14 days (newest right)01M0.4quiet
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 — Tjörnes / Grímsey — The seismic tremor baseline is currently elevated compared to recent days and cannot be a…
Tremor (RSAM)
IMO tremor plot (station gri). Most of the signal is weather and surf — not eruption confirmation. All stations: vedur.is ↗.
Weather now: wind 6 m/s (Flatey á Skjálfanda), waves 2.2 m — moderate.
The seismic tremor baseline is currently elevated compared to recent days and cannot be attributed to weather conditions. (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 Hz2674-7761 (~4000)1-2 Hz1913-7478 (~3478)2-4 Hz348-7196 (~1804)02.0904.0905.0907.0908.0910.0911.09dark = low · orange = medium · red = high (per-band relative)
Earthquakes per day (30 days)
2292026-08-13: 9408-132026-08-14: 302026-08-15: 812026-08-16: 642026-08-17: 512026-08-18: 5108-182026-08-19: 1032026-08-20: 732026-08-21: 522026-08-22: 302026-08-23: 4308-232026-08-24: 1362026-08-25: 2292026-08-26: 672026-08-27: 732026-08-28: 6208-282026-08-29: 682026-08-30: 1102026-08-31: 872026-09-01: 832026-09-02: 5109-022026-09-03: 752026-09-04: 1172026-09-05: 1702026-09-06: 952026-09-07: 4209-072026-09-08: 1072026-09-09: 1062026-09-10: 372026-09-11: 8009-11
Cumulative count · 699 earthquakes (7 d) · total moment ≈ M3.6 · count moment
n=6990M3.6004.0906.0907.0908.0910.0911.09
Brennisteinsfjöll · 14 d. Depth (0 km at top). Grey: fixed depth.
0km10km20km28.0831.0803.0906.0908.0911.09
Magnitude distribution (7 days)
556<11161–2252–323–40≥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) — history from 1995:

  • Reykjanesskagi (279 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 12 June 2026 (291 quakes then)
  • Eystragosbelti (80 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 15 June 2019 (84 quakes then)
  • Norðurgosbelti (80 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 21 October 2022 (71 quakes then)
  • Tjörnesbrotabelti (60 quakes last 7 d) — most resembles 29 January 2014 (61 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. The catalogue is not homogeneous in time: the network grew substantially over the period, so older analogues are coarser.

Uplift — GNSS deformation (Reykjanes)

SENG (Svartsengi) — rapid, step-like deformation (eruption cycles); see chart
-6mm+0mm+94mm15.0317.0421.0523.0627.0729.08
REYK (Reykjavík) — reference ~+25 mm/yr
-32mm+0mm+8mm15.0316.0418.0519.0621.0722.08

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 2026-08-29); 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
Other areas61
Reykjanesskagi24
Tjörnes / N-land22
Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)16
Langjökull13
Mýrdalsjökull (Katla)1
“Other areas” = earthquakes outside the defined regions.

Latest earthquakes · updated 2026-09-11 18:45 UTC

Time (UTC)MagDepth (km)Area
2026-09-11 18:41M0.95.0Langjökull
2026-09-11 18:35M0.56.8Other areas
2026-09-11 18:22M0.812.4Langjökull
2026-09-11 18:21M1.44.3Langjökull
2026-09-11 18:19M1.30.0Other areas
2026-09-11 18:19M1.416.4Langjökull
2026-09-11 18:12M1.39.0Langjökull
2026-09-11 18:11M2.34.5Langjökull
2026-09-11 18:10M2.83.8Langjökull
2026-09-11 18:08M-0.90.0Reykjanesskagi Grindavík
2026-09-11 17:58M0.33.2Reykjanesskagi Grindavík
2026-09-11 17:53M0.34.5Other areas
2026-09-11 17:44M0.15.5Other areas
2026-09-11 17:36M2.34.7Langjökull
2026-09-11 17:27M0.75.2Other areas
2026-09-11 17:21M0.42.9Other areas
2026-09-11 17:20M-0.42.3Reykjanesskagi
2026-09-11 16:48M0.90.0Other areas
2026-09-11 16:47M1.04.5Reykjanesskagi
2026-09-11 16:46M0.80.0Other areas
2026-09-11 16:07M1.10.0Other areas
2026-09-11 15:08M1.15.2Reykjanesskagi
2026-09-11 15:01M-0.20.0Reykjanesskagi
2026-09-11 14:58M1.532.3Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-09-11 14:58M2.30.0Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-09-11 14:49M1.10.0Other areas
2026-09-11 13:58M0.40.0Tjörnes / N-land
2026-09-11 13:24M0.68.0Reykjanesskagi
2026-09-11 13:09M0.81.6Other areas
2026-09-11 12:52M-0.24.6Reykjanesskagi
2026-09-11 12:32M1.00.0Other areas
2026-09-11 12:11M-0.13.6Reykjanesskagi
2026-09-11 11:54M0.818.3Other areas
2026-09-11 11:41M0.618.0Other areas
2026-09-11 11:23M0.81.7Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-09-11 09:46M1.03.5Other areas
2026-09-11 09:39M1.10.0Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)
2026-09-11 09:27M0.46.0Other areas
2026-09-11 08:56M1.39.6Tjörnes / N-land
2026-09-11 08:24M0.70.0Vatnajökull (Bárðarbunga/Grímsvötn)