Mag. 4.2 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 197 km east of Reykjavik, Iceland, on Thursday, 9 October 2014 at 19:13 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
9 Oct 19:20 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Oct 9 19:21: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2.
Oct 9 19:21: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.5°N / 17.9°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Tungnafellsjökull (5 km / 3 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
79 km (49 mi) N of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) S of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) ENE of Mosfellsbær (pop: 8,650) --> See nearby quakes!
197 km (122 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) ENE of Garðabær (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
203 km (126 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
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 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
| M 4.2 | 10 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 8.8 km | 7.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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