Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 6.8 Km NE of Bárðarbunga on Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 10:31 (GMT)
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 5.4 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 223 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, 26 October 2014 05:54 GMT, which followed after 19 hours.
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
25 Oct 11:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 42 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 9.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.679°N / 17.418°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
157 km (97 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
223 km (139 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 9.7 km | 6.8 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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