Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 208 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 06:05:02
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.4 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 223 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, 26 October 2014 05:54 GMT, which had occurred 2 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 9 km depth
28 Oct 07:10 UTC: First to report: USGS after 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 06:05:02
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 8.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.5345°N / 17.6674°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (9 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
85 km (53 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) S of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) ENE of Mosfellsbær (pop: 8,650) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (130 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) ENE of Garðabær (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (134 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 8.8 km | 122km WNW of Hofn, Iceland | USGS |
| M 4.6 | 2 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 8.2 km | 3.8 km NNE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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