The last earthquake above M5 in the Bárðarbunga area struck five days ago, Sunday November 16th. According to the Icelandic Met office (IMO) this is the longest break between earthquakes above M5 since the onset of the earthquake swarm, August 16th.
However, IMO reports that earthquake activity in the Bárðarbunga area remains strong and small changes should not be overinterpreted.
Around 80 earthquakes struck in the area in last 24 hours. The strongest, M4.5, hit this morning at 07.41 on the northern caldera rim. According to IMO a slight decrease of earthquakes stronger then M5 has in general been observed during recent weeks.
The strongest earthquake in the dyke intrusion was M1.7 yesterday at 17.43 (5.43pm) under Dyngjujökull, an outlet glacier in Vatnajökull glacier.
Dyngjujökull and Holuhraun are parts of Bárðarbunga, Iceland's largest volcanic system and one of the largest volcanic systems on the planet.
The volcanic fissure in Holuhraun is only 5 km (3.1 mi) from the ice cap. The eruption in Holuhraun shows no signs of slowing down. The new lava field is now covering more than 73 square kilometres (28.2 sq mi) and continues to grow.
The last earthquake above M5 in the Bárðarbunga area struck five days ago, Sunday November 16th. According to the Icelandic Met office (IMO) this is the longest break between earthquakes above M5 since the onset of the earthquake swarm, August 16th.
However, IMO reports that earthquake activity in the Bárðarbunga area remains strong and small changes should not be overinterpreted.
Around 80 earthquakes struck in the area in last 24 hours. The strongest, M4.5, hit this morning at 07.41 on the northern caldera rim. According to IMO a slight decrease of earthquakes stronger then M5 has in general been observed during recent weeks.
The strongest earthquake in the dyke intrusion was M1.7 yesterday at 17.43 (5.43pm) under Dyngjujökull, an outlet glacier in Vatnajökull glacier.
Dyngjujökull and Holuhraun are parts of Bárðarbunga, Iceland's largest volcanic system and one of the largest volcanic systems on the planet.
The volcanic fissure in Holuhraun is only 5 km (3.1 mi) from the ice cap. The eruption in Holuhraun shows no signs of slowing down. The new lava field is now covering more than 73 square kilometres (28.2 sq mi) and continues to grow.
