Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 206 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Friday, 10 October 2014 at 23:51 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
10 Oct 23:58 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Oct 11 00:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 4.1.
Oct 11 00:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 4.1.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.65°N / 17.77°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
173 km (108 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
| M 4.5 | 33 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 9.6 km | 4.8 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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