Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 18.9 Km NNE of Kverkfjöll, Iceland, on Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 8:12 am (GMT +0) -

Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 18.9 Km NNE of Kverkfjöll, Iceland, on Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 8:12 am (GMT +0)

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 5 km depth

27 Feb 08:17 UTC: First to report: IMO after 5 minutes.
Update Sat, 27 Feb 2021, 08:21
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Akureyri, Akureyrarkaupstaður, Northeast, Iceland
5.2 quake 18.9 Km NNE of Kverkfjöll, Iceland, 27 Feb 2021 8:12 am (GMT +0)
5.2 quake 18.9 Km NNE of Kverkfjöll, Iceland, 27 Feb 2021 8:12 am (GMT +0)
A very shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported in the morning near Akureyri, Akureyrarkaupstaður, Northeast, Iceland.
According to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO), the quake hit on Saturday 27 February 2021 at 8:12 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5.2 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Hofn (pop. 1,700) located 87 km from the epicenter, Laugar (pop. 1000) 110 km away, Reydarfjordur (pop. 1,200) 111 km away, Egilsstaðir (pop. 2,300) 112 km away, and Akureyri (pop. 17,700) 122 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 27 Feb 2021 08:12:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 8:12 am (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 5.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.801°N / 16.517°W (Iceland)
Nearest volcano: Kverkfjöll (20 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
87 km (54 mi) NW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) SSE of Laugar (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) WSW of Reydarfjordur (pop: 1,150) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) SE of Akureyri (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) SSE of Norðurþing (pop: 2,230) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (147 mi) ENE of Selfoss (pop: 6,510) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (167 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (169 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds 3.2°C (38 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 12 m/s (23 kts) from SW
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
5.25.2 km18.9 Km NNE of Kverkfjöll, IcelandIMO
4.04 kmICELANDEMSC

User reports for this quake (42)

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Kopavogur, 201 Iceland (269.7 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : We were sleeping. Then our beds started vibrating and everyone at home woked up. Even our six years old daughter. She was scared | 2 users found this interesting.  
Reykjavik / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was woken up | 4 users found this interesting.  
263.6 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Woke me up. | 2 users found this interesting.  
305 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Interesting semsation of being at sea while in the shower the toothbrush glass rattled. | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Reykjavik / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : A brief trembling of the building lasting less than ten seconds. Situated on the 7th floor. Rattling of glasses in cupboard etc.  
266.7 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
268.6 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
Reykjavik (263.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
302.8 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
267.8 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Akranes (269.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s
103 Reykjavik (261.8 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
265.7 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
306 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
273.3 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
257.3 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Reykjavík (265.8 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
Reykjavík 105 (268.7 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Reykjavik (269.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s (reported through our app)
303.4 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
270.5 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s
266.8 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
303.3 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
275.4 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
Reykjavik (269.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
269.1 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
269.1 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
304.4 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
Ásbru (304.8 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Downtown Reykjavik / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Woke up to this earthqake, everything shaking. Was really scared  
Kopavogur / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex motion difficult to describe / 2-5 s
Reykjavík / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Reykjavik / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Gardur / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Hafnarfjordur / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Selfoss / not felt
Selfoss / Light shaking (MMI IV)
iceland / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Home, Reykjanesbæ, Tjarnabraut / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Innri-Njarðvík / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Reykjavik / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 5-10 s
Keflavik / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
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