Mag. 3.4 earthquake - 3.6 Km SE of Bárðarbunga on Sunday, 28 September 2014 at 07:52 (GMT)
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 5.6 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 222 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, 29 September 2014 13:43 GMT, which followed after 1 day 6 hours.
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Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 7 km depth
28 Sep 09:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 1 hour and 21 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 6.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.616°N / 17.48°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (3 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
162 km (101 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 6.7 km | 3.6 km SE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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