Category Archives: Volcano ash

Deep earthquake in Eyjafjallajökull volcano

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Jón Frímann

On 11.09.2012 at 10:24 UTC there was an deep earthquake in Eyjafjallajökull volcano. The magnitude of this earthquake was 0.8. It had the depth of 14.9 km. But that is among the deepest that happens in Eyjafjallajökull volcano. … Continue reading →

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More fine ash in the volcano ash cloud from Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption then predicted (2010)

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Rúv News had an interesting news bit about Eyjafjallajökull volcano this evening. It was about the eruption that took place in the year 2010. While Europe did not get a lot of volcano ash as expected. The amount … Continue reading →

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General update for Katla volcano and El Hierro voclano

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jón Frímann

This is a general update for Katla volcano and El Hierro volcano. Katla volcano, Iceland During the weekend there was a minor dike intrusion into Katla volcano caldera. The largest earthquake in this earthquake swarm was a ML2.1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Dike intrusions, Earthquakes, El Hierro, Eruptions, Fissures, Harmonic tremors, Hydrothermal, Iceland, Inflation, Katla / Mýrdalsjökull, Lava, Magma, Monitoring, Spain, Swarm, Volcano, Volcano ash | 206 Comments

El Hierro volcano enters Surtsey eruption phase

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Jón Frímann

This is a short blog post about latest events. *** Earlier tonight a Surtey eruption started in El Hierro volcano. Before this phase did start there has been increased harmonic tremor on seismometers that are located on El … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Dike intrusions, El Hierro, Eruptions, Fissures, GPS data, GPS Monitoring, Harmonic tremors, Hydrothermal, Lava, Magma, Monitoring, Spain, Swarm, Tremor plots, Volcano, Volcano ash | 342 Comments

New pictures of Eyjafjallajökull Gígujökull glacier lava field

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Jón Frímann

Rúv News has just published new pictures of Eyjafjallajökull volcano. The pictures are from Fimmvörðuháls lava field and the lava field that is in Gígujökull glacier. But in that area a lava flow did take place during the … Continue reading →

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Eruption in Grímsfjall volcano is over

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jón Frímann

According to the news at mbl.is the eruption in Grímsfjall volcano did end at 07:00 UTC on the 28. May 2011. But that was when the last harmonic tremor was seen on Icelandic Met Office SIL stations. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Harmonic tremors, Inflation, Volcano, Volcano ash | 88 Comments

Eruption in Grímsvötn appears to be over (hopefully correct this time around)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Jón Frímann

It appears that the eruption in Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall volcano is over or is about to end, but authorities in Iceland might not declare the eruption over until after next weekend. No ash plume has been observed for … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthquakes, Eruptions, Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Inflation, Magma, Monitoring, Volcano, Volcano ash | 67 Comments

Explosions are still taking place in Grímsvötn crater

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jón Frímann

While the activity has almost stopped in Grímsfjall volcano, but there are still explosions taking place in Grímsvötn lake where the eruption took place due to magma going up, explosions take place all over the fissure at random … Continue reading →

Posted in Ash cloud, Deflation, Earthquakes, Eruptions, GPS data, Magma, Monitoring, Volcano, Volcano ash | 94 Comments

Grímsvöt eruption appears to be over

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Jón Frímann

Given the current tremor plot on Icelandic Met Office and with reports it seems that the eruption in Grímsvötn (Grímsfjall volcano) is about to be over for now. It is impossible to know if the eruption is going … Continue reading →

Posted in Ash cloud, Dike intrusions, Earthquakes, Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Harmonic tremors, Magma, Volcano, Volcano ash | 86 Comments

Less powerful eruption in Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall volcano

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jón Frímann

It has been reported in the news that the eruption in Grímsfjall volcano (also known as Grímsvötn) is getting less powerful as the time passes. This is perfectly normal for an eruption in Grímsfjall volcano. This can also … Continue reading →

Posted in Ash cloud, Earthquakes, Eruptions, Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Magma, Volcano, Volcano ash | 34 Comments