Mag. 2.8 earthquake - 7.5 Km ENE of Bárðarbunga on Saturday, 27 September 2014 at 00:36 (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 6 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 6 km depth
27 Sep 17:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 17 hours.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 6.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.668°N / 17.384°W
(Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
225 km (140 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 6.1 km | 7.5 km ENE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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