Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 5.6 Km NNE of Bárðarbunga on Wednesday, 17 September 2014 at 22:52 (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 3 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 7 km depth
18 Sep 00:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 1 hour and 21 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 6.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.683°N / 17.464°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (7 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
158 km (98 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (138 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 6.9 km | 5.6 km NNE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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