Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 5.1 Km NNE of Bárðarbunga on Sunday, 28 September 2014 at 20:55 (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 17 hours.
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 9 km depth
28 Sep 22:14 UTC: First to report: IMO after 1 hour and 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 8.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.681°N / 17.475°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (6 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
159 km (99 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (137 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 8.7 km | 5.1 km NNE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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