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Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - Iceland: 11.2 Km E of Grímsey on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 6:01 am (GMT +0) -

Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 14 km depth

29 Sep 06:10 UTC: First to report: IMO after 9 minutes.
29 Sep 07:53: Magnitude recalculated from 1.9 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.0 to 1.1 km (from 10.6 to 0.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 10.4 km (6.4 mi) towards SE.
29 Sep 16:22: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.1 to 14.1 km (from 0.7 to 8.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.9 km (4.9 mi) towards NW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 29, 2022 06:01:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 6:01 am (GMT +0)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	14.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	66.55°N / 17.758°W (Iceland)
Antipode	66.55°S / 162.242°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Nearest volcano	Kolbeinsey Ridge (35 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	11 km (7 mi) E of Grimsey (pop: 76) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) NNW of Norðurþing (pop: 2,230) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) NE of Siglufjordur (pop: 1,190) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 73 km (45 mi) NNE of Dalvik (pop: 1,360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) N of Reykjadalur (pop: 1000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) N of Akureyri (pop: 17,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 123 km (76 mi) NE of Sauðarkrokur (pop: 2,580) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 330 km (205 mi) NNE of Reykjavik (pop: 118,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 6.7°C (44 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.3	14 km	Iceland: 11.2 Km E of Grímsey	IMO

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland (SCO/DK network) | Distance from quake: 469 km / 292 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.3, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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