Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 4.7 Km NNE of Bárðarbunga on Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014 3:24 pm (GMT +0)

Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 4.7 Km NNE of Bárðarbunga on Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014 3:24 pm (GMT +0)

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 5 km depth

8 Oct 16:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 49 minutes.
Date & time: 8 Oct 2014 15:24:14 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014 3:24 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 5.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.68°N / 17.491°W (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)
Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (6 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
103 km (64 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) S of Laugar (Northeast) (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) NE of Vestmannaeyjar (South) (pop: 4,220) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (137 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.25.1 km4.7 km NNE of BárðarbungaIMO
M 4.310 kmIcelandGFZ

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road (13.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : im skard
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1738 quakes):
  • 07 Dec 2014 15:10 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    1.5 km (0.9 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 11:34 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    7.1 km (4.4 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 10:38 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    8.3 km (5.2 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 10:36 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (2 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 10:36 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    8.2 km (5.1 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 10:33 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    4.5 km (2.8 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 07:21 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    1 km (0.6 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (3 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 06:09 UTC
    | M 4.2 |
    8.9 km (5.5 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (2 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 04:33 UTC
    | M 2.0 |
    1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth
    |
    5 km (3 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 02:15 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 02:15 UTC
    | M 4.2 |
    1.7 km (1.1 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 01:59 UTC
    | M 2.0 |
    1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 01:59 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    4.5 km (2.8 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (3 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 01:37 UTC
    | M 2.1 |
    1.2 km (0.7 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 01:24 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    6.4 km (4 mi) depth
    |
    1 km (0 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
  • 07 Dec 2014 00:10 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    12.5 km (7.8 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | IMO | Details
    • Show all

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