Mag. 3.0 earthquake - 6.7 Km ENE of Bárðarbunga on Friday, 14 November 2014 at 02:58 (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 8 hours.
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 1 km depth
14 Nov 03:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 15 minutes.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 1.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.667°N / 17.401°W
(Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (7 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
103 km (64 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) S of Laugar (Northeast) (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (143 mi) ENE of Alftanes (Capital Region) (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 1.1 km | 6.7 km ENE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
| M 2.8 | 7.8 km | 4.9 km NE of Bárðarbunga | IMO |
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Mag. 3.0 earthquake - 6.7 Km ENE of Bárðarbunga on Friday, 14 November 2014 at 02:58 (GMT)
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