Past earthquakes in Iceland: May 2013 - list, stats and map

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Quakes during May 2013:

1 quake above magnitude 6
4 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
39 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
402 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
1395 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest quake: Mag. 6.4 | 31.7 km ESE of Grímsey -

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Showing quakes magnitude 2.6 or higher (125 out of 1841 quakes, show more):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Friday, May 17, 2013 GMT (1 quake)
Fri, 17 May 2013 21:33 (Atlantic/Reykjavik) (May 17, 2013 21:33 GMT)	2.6 16 km		14.3 km E of Grímsey	More
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 GMT (1 quake)
Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13 (Atlantic/Reykjavik) (May 15, 2013 23:13 GMT)	2.6 10.7 km		20.5 km NNE of Siglufjörður	More
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 GMT (1 quake)
Tue, 14 May 2013 02:52 (Atlantic/Reykjavik) (May 14, 2013 02:52 GMT)	2.6 7 km		20.4 km NNE of Siglufjörður	More
Monday, May 13, 2013 GMT (1 quake)
Mon, 13 May 2013 14:40 (Atlantic/Reykjavik) (May 13, 2013 14:40 GMT)	2.7 4.3 km		6.0 km NW of Herðubreiðarfjöll	More
Friday, May 10, 2013 GMT (49 quakes)
Fri, 10 May 2013 23:26 (May 10, 2013 23:26 GMT)	2.6 12 km		3.5 km NE of Geirfuglasker	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 18:07 (May 10, 2013 18:07 GMT)	2.6 9.9 km		4.2 km NNW of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 18:03 (May 10, 2013 18:03 GMT)	2.6 15 km		3.3 km N of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30 (May 10, 2013 17:30 GMT)	2.6 14 km		4.6 km N of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 17:16 (May 10, 2013 17:16 GMT)	2.6 11 km		5.3 km N of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 17:14 (May 10, 2013 17:14 GMT)	3.3 13 km		6.2 km NNW of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 17:14 (May 10, 2013 17:14 GMT)	3.0 14 km		3.9 km NW of Geirfuglasker	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 16:40 (May 10, 2013 16:40 GMT)	2.6 14 km		4.3 km NNW of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 16:17 (May 10, 2013 16:17 GMT)	2.6 14 km		3.7 km NW of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 16:14 (May 10, 2013 16:14 GMT)	2.7 14 km		4.0 km NNW of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 16:07 (May 10, 2013 16:07 GMT)	2.6 11 km		4.3 km NW of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 16:01 (May 10, 2013 16:01 GMT)	2.7 12 km		2.2 km NNW of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 15:47 (May 10, 2013 15:47 GMT)	2.6 13 km		5.3 km NW of Geirfuglasker	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 15:41 (May 10, 2013 15:41 GMT)	2.8 12 km		2.6 km N of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 15:18 (May 10, 2013 15:18 GMT)	2.6 12 km		3.6 km N of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 15:12 (May 10, 2013 15:12 GMT)	2.6 9.2 km		3.5 km N of Geirfugladrangur	More
Fri, 10 May 2013 15:10 (May 10, 2013 15:10 GMT)	3.5 10.6 km		2.5 km NNW of Geirfugladrangur	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 10¹⁴ joules (70.2 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60364 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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