Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 243 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Thursday, 9 October 2014 at 04:37 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
9 Oct 04:43 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Oct 9 04:46: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Oct 9 04:46: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.79°N / 17.06°W

Nearest volcano: Kverkfjöll (12 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
94 km (58 mi) S of Stafn (pop: 25) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) S of Laugar (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) NW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (69 mi) SSE of Akureyri (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (155 mi) ENE of Alftanes (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.0 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
M 4.7 | 10 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
M 4.8 | 9.3 km | 110km WNW of Hofn, Iceland | USGS |
M 5.0 | 0.1 km | 4.9 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (30 quakes):- 06 Dec 2014 15:32 UTC| M 2.3 |15.8 km (9.8 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 05 Dec 2014 21:05 UTC| M 5.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 05 Dec 2014 02:36 UTC| M 2.1 |2.4 km (1.5 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 04 Dec 2014 08:36 UTC| M 2.2 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 25 Nov 2014 10:21 UTC| M 2.0 |1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 16 Nov 2014 19:27 UTC| M 3.6 |7.6 km (4.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 16 Nov 2014 14:52 UTC| M 2.1 |1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 15 Nov 2014 21:15 UTC| M 2.3 |9.5 km (5.9 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 13 Nov 2014 21:51 UTC| M 2.8 |8.1 km (5 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 12 Nov 2014 21:48 UTC| M 2.0 |1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 10 Nov 2014 06:20 UTC| M 3.6 |1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 08 Nov 2014 01:57 UTC| M 2.5 |24 km (14.9 mi) depth|1 km (1 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 31 Oct 2014 19:11 UTC| M 3.6 |1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 31 Oct 2014 15:27 UTC| M 2.1 |1.1 km (0.7 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 27 Oct 2014 14:08 UTC| M 2.0 |11.4 km (7.1 mi) depth|7 km (5 mi) distance| IMO | Details
- 26 Oct 2014 14:06 UTC| M 2.0 |9.7 km (6 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| IMO | Details
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