Mag. 2.8 earthquake - 8.0 Km SW of Kistufell on Thursday, 13 November 2014 at 21:51 (GMT)
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 5.3 quake Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, 228 km east of Reykjavik, Iceland, 14 November 2014 11:25 GMT, which followed after 14 hours.
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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 8 km depth
13 Nov 23:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 1 hour and 22 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 8.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.731°N / 17.33°W
(Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (15 km / 9 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
100 km (62 mi) S of Stafn (pop: 25) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) S of Laugar (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) SSE of Akureyri (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) S of Norðurþing (pop: 2,230) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) SSE of Dalvik (pop: 1,360) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) SE of Sauðarkrokur (pop: 2,580) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) ENE of Selfoss (pop: 6,510) --> See nearby quakes!
229 km (142 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 8.1 km | 8.0 km SW of Kistufell | IMO |
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