Mag. 3.9 earthquake - 7.3 Km ENE of Bárðarbunga on Tuesday, 23 September 2014 at 01:51 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.4 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 221 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, 21 September 2014 10:51 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 15 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 1 km depth
23 Sep 07:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 5 hours.
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 0.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.656°N / 17.379°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
156 km (97 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.9 | 0.5 km | 7.3 km ENE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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