Mag. 3.7 earthquake - 6.4 Km ESE of Bárðarbunga on Sunday, 21 September 2014 at 20:07 (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 7 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 6 km depth
21 Sep 21:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 1 hour and 6 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 5.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.616°N / 17.405°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (6 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
97 km (60 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (76 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (76 mi) S of Laugar (Northeast) (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
229 km (142 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.7 | 5.7 km | 6.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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