Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - 7.3 Km ENE of Bárðarbunga on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 08:13 GMT
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.4 quake East, 233 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, August 26, 2014 01:26 GMT, which had occurred 2 days earlier.
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 3 km depth
28 Aug 09:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 60 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 28, 2014 08:13:40 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5 |
| Depth | 3.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 64.666°N / 17.387°W  (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland) |
| Antipode | 64.666°S / 162.613°E |
| Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | IMO (Icelandic Met Office) |
| Nearest volcano | Bardarbunga (8 km / 5 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 103 km (64 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 114 km (71 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) WSW of Egilsstadir (Oriental) (pop: 2,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 196 km (121 mi) NE of Vestmannaeyjar (South) (pop: 4,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 214 km (133 mi) ENE of Mosfellsbaer (Capital Region) (pop: 8,650) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 225 km (139 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 226 km (140 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 227 km (141 mi) ENE of Garðabaer (Capital Region) (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 229 km (142 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.0 | 3 km | 7.3 km ENE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
| 5.4 | 10 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
| 5.0 | 10 km | 108km WNW of Hofn, Iceland | USGS |
| 5.4 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
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