Mag. 4.9 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 215 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Wednesday, 24 September 2014 at 08:14 (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 3 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
24 Sep 08:21 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Sep 24 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.
Sep 24 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.65°N / 17.58°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
98 km (61 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 mi) ENE of Mosfellsbær (pop: 8,650) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (134 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) ENE of Garðabær (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
| M 4.9 | 10 km | 115km WNW of Hofn, Iceland | USGS |
| M 5.2 | 6.6 km | 5.0 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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Mag. 4.9 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 215 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Wednesday, 24 September 2014 at 08:14 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
