A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Vogar in Iceland on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -22.3408 West, latitude 63.9548 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us7000ppa5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ppa5. The temblor was picked up at 16:58:32 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/04/25 / 2025-04-01 16:58:32 / April 1, 2025 @ 4:58 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iceland (c. 309 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 30 km (18 miles) from Reykjavík (c. 118 900 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Kópavogur (c. 31 700 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Hafnarfjörður (c. 26 800 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Garðabær (c. 11 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mosfellsbær (c. 8 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Akranes (c. 6 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Selfoss (c. 6 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Borgarnes, Selfoss, Akranes.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 3 km SE of Vogar, Iceland.
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