Terremoto moderado mag. 4.6 - 3.5 Km N of Krýsuvík, Iceland, Wednesday, 24 Feb. 2021 -

Este terremoto probablemente fue una réplica del terremoto M 5.7 terremoto: 3.0 Km S of Hella, Iceland Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:05que había ocurrido 22 minutos antes.
Terremoto moderado mag. 4.6 - 3.5 Km N of Krýsuvík, Iceland, Wednesday, 24 Feb. 2021

Terremoto moderado magnitud 4.6 at 1 km depth

24 Feb 10:34 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 6 minutos.
24 Feb 10:37: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: IMO
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24 Feb 15:33: Magnitud recalculada de 4.7 a 4.6. Profundidad recalculada de 3.8 a 0.5 km (de 2.4 a 0.3 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 2.4 km (1.5 mi) al NE.
Fecha & hora: 24 Feb 2021 10:28:18 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 10:28 (GMT +0)
Magnitud: 4.6
Profundidad: 0.5 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 63.93°N / 22.014°W (Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, Región de la capital, Islandia)
Volcán mas cercano: Krísuvík (3 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km al SSO de Garðabær (pop: 26,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
18 km al SSO de Garðabær (pop: 11,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
21 km al SSO de Kópavogur (pop: 31,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
23 km al ENE de Grindavik (Southern Peninsula) (pop: 2,860) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
24 km al SSO de Reikiavik (pop: 118,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
28 km al ESE de Reykjanesbaer (Southern Peninsula) (pop: 2,010) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
30 km al SSO de Mosfellsbaer (pop: 8,650) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
32 km al ONO de Thorlakshofn (South) (pop: 1,490) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
41 km al O de Hveragerdi (South) (pop: 2,290) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
44 km al S de Akranes (West) (pop: 6,610) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 2°C (36 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NE
Fuente primaria de datos: IMO (Icelandic Met Office)
Energía liberada estimada: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
4.60.5 km3.5 Km N of Krýsuvík, IcelandIMO
4.620 kmICELANDEMSC
4.410 kmIcelandGFZ
4.610 km5 Km E of Garðabær, IcelandUSGS

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24.6 km N of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s : Abrupt rattling that occurred in two pulses through 3rd floor of my building. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Reykjavík / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Awakend by the earthquakes | 2 users found this interesting.  
21.9 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
21.3 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
43.1 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
23.9 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
24.2 km N of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
Downtown Reykjavik (24.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Reykjavík / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / very short
Breiðholt / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Kópavogur / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s
Kopavogur / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Reykjavík airport / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
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