A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Vik in Iceland. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:31:46 / 1:31 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20007c5c. Event ids that are associated: us20007c5c. Global time and date of event 26/09/16 / 2016-09-26 13:31:46 / September 26, 2016 @ 1:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -19.2327° West, 63.7045° North, depth 10 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iceland (c. 309 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Selfoss (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Selfoss (c. 6 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 33 km NNW of Vik, Iceland.
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