Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - 3.7 Km N of Krýsuvík, Iceland, on Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 12:37 pm (GMT +0) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.7 quake 3.0 Km S of Hella, Iceland, 24 Feb 2021 10:05 am (GMT +0), which had occurred 2 hours and 32 minutes earlier.
Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - 3.7 Km N of Krýsuvík, Iceland, on Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 12:37 pm (GMT +0)

Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 2 km depth

24 Feb 12:42 UTC: First to report: IMO after 5 minutes.
24 Feb 12:49: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.6 to 1.1 km (from 3.5 to 0.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 29 km (18 mi) towards WSW.
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24 Feb 13:17: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8.
Date & time: 24 Feb 2021 12:37:30 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 12:37 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 2.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 63.919°N / 21.973°W (Iceland)
Nearest volcano: Krísuvík (1 km / 1 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
17 km (10 mi) S of Hafnarfjordur (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) S of Garðabaer (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) S of Kopavogur (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) S of Reykjavik (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) ENE of Grindavik (pop: 2,860) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (18 mi) WNW of Thorlakshofn (pop: 1,490) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) ESE of Reykjanesbaer (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SSW of Mosfellsbaer (pop: 8,650) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (25 mi) WSW of Hveragerdi (pop: 2,290) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) S of Akranes (pop: 6,610) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 4°C (39 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NE
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
4.82.4 km3.7 Km N of Krýsuvík, IcelandIMO
4.610 kmIcelandGFZ
4.610 kmICELANDEMSC
4.610 km5 Km E of Garðabær, IcelandUSGS

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Reykjavik / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / very short : Sound and then and abrupt movement of the building. Just like if the building had been impacted by something. Just one bump. | 4 users found this interesting.  
23.7 km N of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Was having lunch and the dining room was shaking. Table, plates and cutlery, everything. Very unnerving | One user found this interesting.  
Breidholt / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s : My cat was scared :/ | One user found this interesting.  
Breidholt / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s : My cat was scared :/ | One user found this interesting.  
Mosfellsbaer (25.4 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
24 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
Gri (24.2 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Szczecin (25.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s
23.9 km N of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s (reported through our app)
Reykjavík (21.9 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
44.8 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
24 km N of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
22.5 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 2-5 s
Kópavogur (22.4 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
24.5 km N of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
20.7 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
37.7 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
18.4 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
44.6 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
24.3 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Reykjavik / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Fossvogur / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 2-5 s
reykjavik / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 2-5 s
Reykjavík 105 - Teigar / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
Reykjavík / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s
Reykjavík / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Bolholt / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / 2-5 s
kopavogur / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
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