Mag. 2.9 earthquake - 4.5 Km SE of Bárðarbunga on Monday, 29 September 2014 at 13:23 (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 19 minutes.
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Minor magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 9 km depth
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 8.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.613°N / 17.458°W
(Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (4 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
96 km (60 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (76 mi) SSE of Akureyri (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) S of Laugar (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) S of Norðurþing (pop: 2,230) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (100 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) SE of Sauðarkrokur (pop: 2,580) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) ENE of Selfoss (pop: 6,510) --> See nearby quakes!
189 km (117 mi) NE of Vestmannaeyjar (pop: 4,220) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (137 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.9 | 8.9 km | 4.5 km SE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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