Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - East, 215 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 16:49 GMT
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.4 quake East, 221 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, September 21, 2014 10:51 GMT, which had occurred 5 days earlier.
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
26 Sep 16:56 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Sep 26 18:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Sep 26 18:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Sep 26, 2014 16:49:32 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 64.59°N / 17.55°W  (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland) |
| Antipode | 64.59°S / 162.45°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
| Nearest volcano | Bardarbunga (10 km / 6 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 92 km (57 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 118 km (74 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 167 km (104 mi) WSW of Egilsstadir (Oriental) (pop: 2,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 182 km (113 mi) ENE of Selfoss (South) (pop: 6,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 184 km (114 mi) NE of Vestmannaeyjar (South) (pop: 4,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 215 km (134 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 217 km (135 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 218 km (135 mi) ENE of Garðabaer (Capital Region) (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 219 km (136 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.0 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
| 4.9 | 10 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
| 4.9 | 6.8 km | 105km WNW of Hofn, Iceland | USGS |
| 5.2 | 4.4 km | 5.1 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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