Category Archives: Glacier quakes

Glacier-quakes and ice-quakes taking place in Iceland

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jón Frímann

In some parts of Iceland, mostly in the high areas of Iceland the ground is freezing over this time of the year. This is creating a lot of glacier-quakes and ice-quakes in Iceland. On Icelandic Meteorological Office earthquake … Continue reading →

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Still no glacier flood in Skaftá glacier river

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jón Frímann

For reasons that are unknown. No glacier flood has yet taken place in Skaftá glacier river. Even if the western Skaftárketill cauldron in Vatnajökull glacier has emptied. It is now expected that Hamarinn eastern cauldron is going to … Continue reading →

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Glacier flood has started from west Skaftárketill cauldron in Vatnajökull glacier

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Yesterday an glacier flood started form west Skaftárketill cauldron. But that is an hydro-thermal area inside Hamarinn volcano (Bárðarbunga volcano system). The glacier flood is expected to be small. Last year in July there was also an glacier … Continue reading →

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Possible glacier flood from Grímsfjall/Grímsvötn glacier lake (Unconfirmed)

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Jón Frímann

There seems to be a glacier flood did start this morning in Grímsfjall glacier lake. Based on the tremor, the glacier flood is already subsiding or something of that nature. So far this glacier flood has not yet … Continue reading →

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Glacier flood has started in Skaftá river

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jón Frímann

The latests news is that a glacier flood has started in Skaftá river. At the moment this glacier flood does not appear to be big, as there was also a glacier flood in this river last year. Because … Continue reading →

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Glacier quakes seen in Mýrdalsjökull glacier and Vatnajökull glacier

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jón Frímann

It seems that there have been few glacier quakes in Mýrdalsjökull glacier over the past few days. This glacier quakes are created by rain or some other movement in the glacier it self. This glacier quakes normally take … Continue reading →

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Glacier quakes in Vatnajökull glacier following a lot of rain

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Jón Frímann

The quiet time in Iceland continues with few to no earthquakes. Besides the strong Mw6.2 earthquake in Jan Mayen Island (Belongs to Norway, regional to Iceland geological area in my personal view) there is nothing happening. On the … Continue reading →

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