Monthly Archives: December 2012

Earthquakes explained in simple terms

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Earthquakes explained in a simple manner. Based on San Andreas fault setting.

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Jón Frímann

I wish everyone a merry Christmas. I hope that everyone enjoy and have good Christmas season.

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Magnitude 3.3 earthquake in Bárðarbunga volcano during the night

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Jón Frímann

At 02:55 UTC today (18.12.2012) there was a magnitude 3.3 earthquake in Bárðarbunga volcano system. Earthquakes are common in this area so this activity is no surprise. Origins of this earthquakes are due to tectonic movements in the area. Not … Continue reading →

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Earthquake swarm in Katla volcano caldera

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Yesterday (14.12.2012) from 20:50 UTC until 22:52 UTC there was an minor earthquake swarm in Katla volcano caldera. The largest earthquake in this swarm was a magnitude 2,2 earthquake. With the depth of 0,1 km. So it was a shallow … 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 know for … 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 in distant … Continue reading →

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Interesting earthquake swarm in TFZ

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jón Frímann

Today (12.12.2012) there was a interesting earthquake swarm in south part of TFZ (close to a place called Ásbyrgi). This earthquake swarm did consist mostly of minor earthquakes. With magnitudes of from ML0.2 and up to magnitude ML2.6. This earthquake … Continue reading →

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TFZ earthquake swarm update on 06.12.2012

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Jón Frímann

The earthquake swarm on TFZ continues to this day. It has been ongoing for more then one month already. The largest earthquake in the past few days has been a earthquake with the magnitude of ML2.7. Most other earthquakes that … Continue reading →

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Bills, money problems and a headache (problems with my economics)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Jón Frímann

This December has gone down for me as the worst one for a long time now. As many of you already know. I am living on social welfare from Iceland (now this is important). Living on social welfare from Iceland … Continue reading →

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Hvammstangi geophone has been fixed

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Jón Frímann

It turns out that the fault with Hvammstangi geophone station was a software issue. Not a hardware issue. I have now fixed this after instructions from the manufacturer of the hardware. This was a software bug. If this had been … Continue reading →

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