Monthly Archives: September 2018

Minor earthquake swarms in Öræfajökull volcano

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Jón Frímann

An earthquake swarm started in Öræfajökull volcano yesterday (26-September-2018). Largest earthquake in this swarm had a magnitude of 1,2. Other earthquakes had a magnitude of 0,0 and up to 0,5. Earthquake activity in Öræfajökull volcano. Copyright of this image belongs … Continue reading →

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Magnitude 3,0 earthquake in Öræfajökull volcano

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Jón Frímann

This evening (21-September-2018) at 21:15 UTC a magnitude 3,0 earthquake happened in Öræfajökull volcano. This was followed by a swarm of earthquakes and largest earthquake after the magnitude 3,0 earthquake had a magnitude of 1,4 so far. Earthquake activity in … Continue reading →

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Magnitude 4,2 earthquake in Bárðarbunga volcano

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Jón Frímann

Today (14-September-2018) at 10:40 UTC an magnitude 4,2 earthquake took place in Bárðarbunga volcano. Second largest earthquake in this swarm had a magnitude of 2,9. Other earthquakes that happened were smaller in magnitude. Green star is the magnitude 4,2 earthquake … Continue reading →

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Earthquake swarm on Reykjanes peninsula (Bláfjöll area) [updated]

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Jón Frímann

Earthquake swarm started today (13-September-2018) in Bláfjöll area. This earthquake swarm continued today with only minor earthquakes. At 20:17 UTC an earthquake with magnitude 4,1 happened in Bláfjöll area. This earthquake was felt over a wide area. Earthquake swarm in … Continue reading →

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Katla volcano releases massive amount of CO2 daily

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Jón Frímann

According to new study into CO2 release of Katla volcano the amount released by the volcano is massive. According to the news on Rúv the daily amount released of CO2 is 20 kiloton (1 kiloton = 1000 tons). What is … Continue reading →

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Donations needed for new hardware

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Jón Frímann

This article is a sticky one. Comments close after 15 days. The current situation is that my hardware is in need for upgrade and replacement. The fact is that I can’t afford this at the moment on my own. That … Continue reading →

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Strong earthquake swarm 88 – 90 km north of Kolbeinsey Island yesterday (8-September-2018)

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Jón Frímann

Yesterday (8-September-2018) there was a strong earthquake swarm 88 to 90 km north of Kolbeinsey Island. Due to distance from the SIL network it is impossible to know how large and strong this earthquake swarm actually was. Largest earthquake reported … Continue reading →