Tag: Hveragerði

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Earthquake in Hengill volcano, felt in Hveragerði and Reykjavík

Today (9-November-2022) at 13:34 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw3,2 took place in Hengill volcano. This earthquake was felt in Hveragerði town and in Reykjavík. Few smaller earthquakes followed the larger earthquake.

Green star in the Hengill volcano with few red and orange dots next to it. Showing smaller earthquakes in that same area.
Earthquake activity in Hengill volcano. Picture from Icelandic Met Office.

It looks like this earthquake swarm is over or close to end. I don’t expect anything major to happen in this earthquake activity.

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Earthquake north of Hveragerði town

At 01:28 UTC on 27-October-2021 an earthquake with magnitude of Mw3,3 took place 4 km north of Hveragerði town. This earthquake was clearly felt in Hveragerði and nearby area. No damage has been reported because of this earthquake according to earliest news.

Earthquake north of Hveragerði shown with a green star
Earthquake north of Hveragerði. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.

There is a chance there is going to be more earthquake activity in this area. But few earthquakes with no more activity is also common in SISZ.