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Mid-Iceland Belt

Zone — systems within: Hofsjökull · Kerlingarfjöll · Tungnafellsjökull · Hágöngur
Points = earthquake locations in the selected window, coloured by magnitude: M3+ · M2+ · smaller (a sample if more than 800).
Earthquakes
0
Largest
M3,0+
0
Depth range
Earthquakes over time
120:2501:1306:0110:4915:3720:25
Cumulative count · 0 earthquakes · count moment
0 earthquakes in this window20:2501:1306:0110:4915:3720:25
Depth (0 km at top).

Not enough depth data.

Magnitude distribution
0<101–202–303–40≥4
Earthquakes
0
Largest
M3,0+
0
Depth range
Earthquakes over time
109.0910.0910.0911.0911.0911.09
Cumulative count · 0 earthquakes · count moment
0 earthquakes in this window09.0910.0910.0911.0911.0911.09
Depth (0 km at top).

Not enough depth data.

Magnitude distribution
0<101–202–303–40≥4
Earthquakes
1
Largest
M1.4
M3,0+
0
Depth range
3–3 km
Earthquakes over time
104.0906.0907.0909.0910.0911.09
Cumulative count · 1 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M1.4 · count moment
n=10M1.4004.0906.0907.0909.0910.0911.09
Depth (0 km at top).

Not enough depth data.

Magnitude distribution
0<111–202–303–40≥4
Earthquakes
1
Largest
M1.4
M3,0+
0
Depth range
3–3 km
Earthquakes over time
112.0818.0824.0830.0805.0911.09
Cumulative count · 1 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M1.4 · count moment
n=10M1.4012.0818.0824.0830.0805.0911.09
Depth (0 km at top).

Not enough depth data.

Magnitude distribution
0<111–202–303–40≥4
Earthquakes
12
Largest
M1.6
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–9 km
Earthquakes over time
513.0601.0719.0706.0824.0811.09
Cumulative count · 12 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M1.8 · count moment
n=120M1.8013.0601.0719.0706.0824.0811.09
Depth (0 km at top).
0km4km9km13.0601.0719.0706.0824.0811.09
Magnitude distribution
7<151–202–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km4km9km19.15°W18.83°W18.50°W18.18°W17.85°WE-W
0km4km9km64.69°N64.75°N64.81°N64.87°N64.93°NN-S
Earthquakes
54
Largest
M2.4
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–16 km
Earthquakes over time
1015.0320.0426.0501.0706.0811.09
Cumulative count · 54 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M2.8 · count moment
n=540M2.8015.0320.0426.0501.0706.0811.09
Depth (0 km at top). Grey: fixed depth.
0km8km16km15.0320.0426.0501.0706.0811.09
Magnitude distribution
24<1271–232–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km8km16km19.15°W18.81°W18.46°W18.12°W17.77°WE-W
0km8km16km64.54°N64.65°N64.75°N64.85°N64.95°NN-S
Earthquakes
99
Largest
M2.4
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–19 km
Earthquakes over time
911.0923.1104.0218.0430.0611.09
Cumulative count · 99 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M2.8 · count moment
n=990M2.8011.0923.1104.0218.0430.0611.09
Depth (0 km at top). Grey: fixed depth.
0km10km19km11.0923.1104.0218.0430.0611.09
Magnitude distribution
38<1361–252–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km10km19km19.20°W18.84°W18.49°W18.13°W17.77°WE-W
0km10km19km64.54°N64.65°N64.75°N64.85°N64.95°NN-S
Note: before February 2026 about half of events lacked an automatic magnitude, so magnitude-dependent figures (b-value, count of M≥X) under-count earlier periods — the catalogue is not homogeneous across this window. Cumulative moment is barely affected.
Earthquakes
238
Largest
M2.7
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–20 km
Earthquakes over time
2609.202402.202506.202511.202504.202609.2026
Cumulative count · 238 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M3.2 · count moment
n=2380M3.2011.0904.0230.0623.1118.0411.09
Depth (0 km at top). Grey: fixed depth.
0km10km20km11.0904.0230.0623.1118.0411.09
Magnitude distribution
63<1641–2142–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km10km20km19.21°W18.81°W18.41°W18.00°W17.60°WE-W
0km10km20km64.54°N64.65°N64.75°N64.85°N64.96°NN-S
Note: before February 2026 about half of events lacked an automatic magnitude, so magnitude-dependent figures (b-value, count of M≥X) under-count earlier periods — the catalogue is not homogeneous across this window. Cumulative moment is barely affected.
Earthquakes
466
Largest
M3.2
M3.0+
2
Days with data
313
This is a reduced view: it is built from the daily aggregate (counts, moment, magnitude bands, depth histogram) rather than individual events. Map points, the depth scatter, cross-sections and the migration fit are therefore missing — they need each event's location and depth. Counts, total moment and the b-value are exact, not approximated.

Earthquakes over time

41202120222023202420252026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 3.6n=4660
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 3.6

Magnitude distribution

<1115
1–2180
2–344
3–42
≥40
Gutenberg-Richter b ≈ 1.16 ± 0.10 (i.e. likely 1.06–1.27, M≥1.7, n=93)
Note: before February 2026 about half of events lacked an automatic magnitude, so magnitude-dependent figures (b-value, count of M≥X) under-count earlier periods — the catalogue is not homogeneous across this window. Cumulative moment is barely affected.
Earthquakes
829
Largest
M3.2
M3.0+
2
Days with data
498
This is a reduced view: it is built from the daily aggregate (counts, moment, magnitude bands, depth histogram) rather than individual events. Map points, the depth scatter, cross-sections and the migration fit are therefore missing — they need each event's location and depth. Counts, total moment and the b-value are exact, not approximated.

Earthquakes over time

52201620182020202220242026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 3.7n=8290
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 3.7

Magnitude distribution

<1345
1–2299
2–358
3–42
≥40
Gutenberg-Richter b ≈ 1.18 ± 0.09 (i.e. likely 1.08–1.27, M≥1.7, n=128)
Note: before February 2026 about half of events lacked an automatic magnitude, so magnitude-dependent figures (b-value, count of M≥X) under-count earlier periods — the catalogue is not homogeneous across this window. Cumulative moment is barely affected.
Earthquakes
2.377
Largest
M3.6
M3.0+
13
Days with data
997
This is a reduced view: it is built from the daily aggregate (counts, moment, magnitude bands, depth histogram) rather than individual events. Map points, the depth scatter, cross-sections and the migration fit are therefore missing — they need each event's location and depth. Counts, total moment and the b-value are exact, not approximated.

Earthquakes over time

586200620102014201820222026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 4.2n=23770
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 4.2

Magnitude distribution

<1842
1–21107
2–3290
3–413
≥40
Gutenberg-Richter b ≈ 0.99 ± 0.03 (i.e. likely 0.96–1.02, M≥1.7, n=538)
Note: before February 2026 about half of events lacked an automatic magnitude, so magnitude-dependent figures (b-value, count of M≥X) under-count earlier periods — the catalogue is not homogeneous across this window. Cumulative moment is barely affected.
Earthquakes
3.069
Largest
M3.8
M3.0+
28
Days with data
1.242
This is a reduced view: it is built from the daily aggregate (counts, moment, magnitude bands, depth histogram) rather than individual events. Map points, the depth scatter, cross-sections and the migration fit are therefore missing — they need each event's location and depth. Counts, total moment and the b-value are exact, not approximated.

Earthquakes over time

718199620022008201420202026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 4.5n=30690
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 4.5

Magnitude distribution

<1858
1–21397
2–3661
3–428
≥40
Gutenberg-Richter b ≈ 0.96 ± 0.02 (i.e. likely 0.94–0.98, M≥1.7, n=1116)
Note: before February 2026 about half of events lacked an automatic magnitude, so magnitude-dependent figures (b-value, count of M≥X) under-count earlier periods — the catalogue is not homogeneous across this window. Cumulative moment is barely affected.

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.

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