Mag. 3.4 earthquake - 2.2 Km N of Bárðarbunga on Saturday, 13 September 2014 at 15:26 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 221 km east of Reykjavik, Iceland, 7 September 2014 07:08 GMT, which had occurred 6 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 8 km depth
13 Sep 17:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 1 hour and 47 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 8.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.66°N / 17.525°W

Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (3 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
100 km (62 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (74 mi) S of Laugar (Northeast) (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (74 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (136 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 3.4 | 8.1 km | 2.2 km N of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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