Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - 4.8 Km ENE of Bárðarbunga on Tuesday, 25 November 2014 at 18:13 (GMT)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.4 quake 217 km east of Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland, 24 November 2014 09:03 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 9 hours earlier.
Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - 4.8 Km ENE of Bárðarbunga on Tuesday, 25 November 2014 at 18:13 (GMT)

Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 3 km depth

25 Nov 22:13 UTC: First to report: IMO after 4 hours.
Date & time: 25 Nov 2014 18:13:27 UTC
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 3.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 64.661°N / 17.44°W (Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, East, Iceland)
Nearest volcano: Bardarbunga (6 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
101 km (63 mi) NNE of Kirkjubaejarklaustur (South) (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) WNW of Hofn (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) SSE of Akureyri (Northeast) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) WSW of Egilsstaðir (pop: 2,300) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) ENE of Selfoss (South) (pop: 6,510) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) NE of Vestmannaeyjar (South) (pop: 4,220) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) ENE of Reykjavik (Capital Region) (pop: 118,900) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) ENE of Kopavogur (Capital Region) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (141 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjordur (Capital Region) (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (141 mi) ENE of Hafnarfjörður (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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M 3.43.2 km4.8 km ENE of BárðarbungaIMO

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