Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 3.6 Km NNE of Bárðarbunga on Tuesday, 16 September 2014 at 10:36 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 224 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, 15 September 2014 08:05 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 3 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 9 km depth
16 Sep 12:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 9.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.671°N / 17.503°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (5 km / 3 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
161 km (100 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 9.2 km | 3.6 km NNE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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