Mag. 3.0 earthquake - 3.9 Km NE of Bárðarbunga on Monday, 29 September 2014 at 20:41 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.6 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 222 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, 29 September 2014 13:43 GMT, which had occurred 7 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 4 km depth
30 Sep 09:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 13 hours.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 4.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.666°N / 17.472°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (5 km / 3 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
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 4.2 km | 3.9 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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