Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 207 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Tuesday, 4 November 2014 at 23:21 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
4 Nov 23:29 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Nov 5 00:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.4.
Nov 5 00:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.4.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.57°N / 17.71°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (7 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
88 km (55 mi) N of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) S of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
197 km (122 mi) ENE of Mosfellsbær (pop: 8,650) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) ENE of Garðabær (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
| M 4.5 | 2 km | ICELAND | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 8.2 km | 115km S of Akureyri, Iceland | USGS |
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