Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 214 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, on Wednesday, 5 November 2014 at 18:19 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Nov 09:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 hours.
Nov 6 10:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Nov 6 10:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.68°N / 17.63°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (5 km / 3 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
101 km (63 mi) N of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
204 km (126 mi) ENE of Mosfellsbær (pop: 8,650) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (134 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) ENE of Garðabær (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (136 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (136 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (137 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
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 | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 10 km | Iceland | GFZ |
| M 4.5 | 2.8 km | 8.3 km ENE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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