Category Archives: Dike intrusions

Earthquake activity in Hekla, Katla, Krísuvík and Bárðarbunga volcanoes

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Jón Frímann

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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake in Hamarinn volcano

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Jón Frímann

Last night (05.04.2013) at 01:50 UTC a magnitude 3.6 earthquake took place in Hamarinn volcano (no GVP profile yet!). This earthquake had the depth of 2.1 km. This seems to be a dike intrusion taking place in Hamarinn … Continue reading →

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Earthquake activity in Esjufjöll volcano

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Jón Frímann

Earthquake activity has started again in Esjufjöll volcano after some time with no activity. The two earthquakes that where detected by the SIL network only had the magnitude of 1.0 and 1.1. But what is most interesting is … Continue reading →

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Deep earthquake swarm in Tungafellsjökull volcano

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jón Frímann

Today (03.03.2013) between 13:19 UTC and to 13:21 UTC a deep earthquake swarm took place in a volcano named Tungnafellsjökull. This was a minor earthquake swarm, with the largest earthquake having magnitude 1.4. But it is the depth … Continue reading →

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Magnitude 3.8 earthquake in Bárðarbunga volcano

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jón Frímann

During the night at 04:50 UTC there was an earthquake with the magnitude 3.8 in Bárðarbunga volcano. This appears to be a minor dike intrusions into Bárðarbunga volcano. This happens regularly in Bárðarbunga volcano. Often resulting in a … Continue reading →

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Earthquake swarm north of Kolbeinsey Island

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Jón Frímann

During the night (on 15.12.2012) there was a swarm of earthquakes far north of Kolbeinsey Island. The distance from Kolbeinsey Island is about 100 to 200 km. What exactly is taking place at this location is impossible to … Continue reading →

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Dike intrusion in Askja volcano

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Today (14.12.2012) around 12:00 UTC Askja volcano had dike intrusion. This dike intrusion was not in the main volcano it self. But a good distance away from it. But this is in a area that has erupted before … Continue reading →

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Earthquake activity update on 16.11.2012

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Here is a short update on earthquake activity in Iceland. It has been stormy few weeks so recorded earthquake activity has not been a lot in Iceland. Tjörnes Fracture Zone Earthquake activity continues in TFZ. A bit less … Continue reading →

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Earthquake swarm update for TFZ and Kverkfjöll volcano at 12:55 UTC

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Earthquake swarm in TFZ continues. But earthquake activity continues to drop at fast rate. The largest earthquake so far from midnight has the magnitude of 4.0 (reviewed magnitude). Several smaller earthquakes have taken place during the night in … Continue reading →

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New earthquake swarm in Kverkfjöll volcano

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jón Frímann

It seems that earthquake activity has started again in Kverkfjöll volcano. So far this is just small earthquakes. But earthquake activity started in Kverkfjöll volcano on 20.10.2012. That was also just small earthquakes. This is most likely minor … Continue reading →

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