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Öræfajökull flank zone

Zone — systems within: Öræfajökull · Esjufjöll
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
2
Largest
M0.9
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–1 km
Earthquakes over time
109.0910.0910.0911.0911.0911.09
Cumulative count · 2 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M0.9 · count moment
n=20M0.9009.0910.0910.0911.0911.0911.09
Depth (0 km at top).

Not enough depth data.

Magnitude distribution
2<101–202–303–40≥4
Earthquakes
9
Largest
M1.3
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–4 km
Earthquakes over time
204.0906.0907.0909.0910.0911.09
Cumulative count · 9 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M1.5 · count moment
n=90M1.5004.0906.0907.0909.0910.0911.09
Depth (0 km at top). Grey: fixed depth.
0km2km4km04.0906.0907.0909.0910.0911.09
Magnitude distribution
8<111–202–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km2km4km16.84°W16.78°W16.71°W16.64°W16.57°WE-W
0km2km4km63.98°N64.08°N64.18°N64.28°N64.38°NN-S
Earthquakes
17
Largest
M1.3
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–11 km
Earthquakes over time
412.0818.0824.0830.0805.0911.09
Cumulative count · 17 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M1.6 · count moment
n=170M1.6012.0818.0824.0830.0805.0911.09
Depth (0 km at top). Grey: fixed depth.
0km5km11km12.0818.0824.0830.0805.0911.09
Magnitude distribution
15<121–202–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km5km11km16.93°W16.82°W16.71°W16.60°W16.49°WE-W
0km5km11km63.98°N64.08°N64.18°N64.28°N64.38°NN-S
Earthquakes
59
Largest
M2.2
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–23 km
Earthquakes over time
613.0601.0719.0706.0824.0811.09
Cumulative count · 59 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M2.3 · count moment
n=590M2.3013.0601.0719.0706.0824.0811.09
Depth (0 km at top) — shallowing in the data (2.8→1.4 km). Grey: fixed depth.
0km12km23km13.0601.0719.0706.0824.0811.09
Magnitude distribution
50<181–212–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km12km23km16.93°W16.81°W16.68°W16.55°W16.42°WE-W
0km12km23km63.98°N64.08°N64.18°N64.28°N64.38°NN-S
Earthquakes
119
Largest
M2.2
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–23 km
Earthquakes over time
915.0320.0426.0501.0706.0811.09
Cumulative count · 119 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M2.3 · count moment
n=1190M2.3015.0320.0426.0501.0706.0811.09
Depth (0 km at top) — shallowing in the data (3.0→1.9 km). Grey: fixed depth.
0km12km23km15.0320.0426.0501.0706.0811.09
Magnitude distribution
110<181–212–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km12km23km16.93°W16.80°W16.66°W16.52°W16.38°WE-W
0km12km23km63.91°N64.03°N64.14°N64.26°N64.38°NN-S
Earthquakes
348
Largest
M2.9
M3,0+
0
Depth range
0–23 km
Earthquakes over time
4511.0923.1104.0218.0430.0611.09
Cumulative count · 348 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M3.0 · count moment
n=3480M3.0011.0923.1104.0218.0430.0611.09
Depth (0 km at top) — shallowing in the data (5.0→2.9 km). Grey: fixed depth.
0km12km23km11.0923.1104.0218.0430.0611.09
Magnitude distribution
228<1301–232–303–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km12km23km16.93°W16.79°W16.65°W16.51°W16.37°WE-W
0km12km23km63.91°N64.03°N64.14°N64.26°N64.38°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
562
Largest
M3.9
M3,0+
1
Depth range
0–23 km
Earthquakes over time
5509.202402.202506.202511.202504.202609.2026
Cumulative count · 562 earthquakes · total moment ≈ M3.9 · count moment
n=5620M3.9011.0904.0230.0623.1118.0411.09
Depth (0 km at top) — shallowing in the data (4.9→3.8 km). Grey: fixed depth.
0km12km23km11.0904.0230.0623.1118.0411.09
Magnitude distribution
331<1381–242–313–40≥4
Depth cross-sections — color by age (orange=newest, grey=older), point size by M. Rising cluster = possible magma intrusion.
0km12km23km16.93°W16.78°W16.64°W16.49°W16.34°WE-W
0km12km23km63.88°N64.00°N64.13°N64.26°N64.38°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
1.000
Largest
M3.9
M3.0+
3
Days with data
576
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

98202120222023202420252026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 4.1n=10000
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 4.1

Magnitude distribution

<1596
1–2147
2–318
3–43
≥40
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
5.930
Largest
M3.9
M3.0+
9
Days with data
1.664
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

638201620182020202220242026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 4.2n=59300
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 4.2

Magnitude distribution

<14911
1–2687
2–387
3–49
≥40
Gutenberg-Richter b ≈ 0.97 ± 0.07 (i.e. likely 0.91–1.04, M≥1.7, n=183)
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
7.380
Largest
M3.9
M3.0+
17
Days with data
2.395
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

1240200620102014201820222026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 4.4n=73800
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 4.4

Magnitude distribution

<15710
1–21217
2–3199
3–417
≥40
Gutenberg-Richter b ≈ 1.00 ± 0.04 (i.e. likely 0.96–1.05, M≥1.7, n=419)
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
7.758
Largest
M3.9
M3.0+
28
Days with data
2.611
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

1719199520012008201420202026

Cumulative count and moment

Mw 4.5n=77580
Total moment of all events in the window equals a single Mw 4.5

Magnitude distribution

<15771
1–21414
2–3305
3–428
≥40
Gutenberg-Richter b ≈ 0.99 ± 0.04 (i.e. likely 0.95–1.02, M≥1.7, n=617)
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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