Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 231 km east of Reykjavik, Iceland, on Saturday, 6 September 2014 at 05:40 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 220 km east of Reykjavik, Iceland, 1 September 2014 11:41 GMT, which had occurred 5 days earlier.
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Sep 05:47 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Date & time: 6 Sep 2014 05:40:54 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.72°N / 17.28°W

Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
101 km (63 mi) S of Stafn (Northeast) (pop: 25) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
203 km (126 mi) NE of Vestmannaeyjar (South) (pop: 4,220) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (143 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (144 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) ENE of Garðabaer (Capital Region) (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.0 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
M 5.0 | 5 km | 112km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland | USGS |
M 4.9 | 10 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
M 5.0 | 2.8 km | 7.2 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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donegal, Ireland / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : HEARD TWO RUMBLES WITHIN 10 MINUTES, AND WE FELT A WAVE LIKE MOTION,WITH CRACKS APPEARING ABOVE DOORS.LIVING 3 KILOMETRES OF DONEGAL COAST,IRELAND
donegal, Ireland / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : HEARD TWO RUMBLES WITHIN 10 MINUTES, AND WE FELT A WAVE LIKE MOTION,WITH CRACKS APPEARING ABOVE DOORS.LIVING 3 KILOMETRES OF DONEGAL COAST,IRELAND
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