A sharp earthquake swarm hit the monster volcano Bárðarbunga early Sunday morning. Three powerful quakes, the first a 3.8 magnitude quake, followed by a second 2.7 magnitude quake and a third 4.2 magnitude quake, were detected by the seismic monitoring system of the Icelandic Meteorological Office measured between 1:42 am and 1:45 am on Sunday morning.
Read more: Quick primer on Bárðarbunga, Iceland's most powerful volcano
The quakes were all in the South-Eastern part of the Bárðarbunga caldera at a depth of 1-1.4 km. (0.6-0.9 miles). The larger tremors were accompanied by a swarm of half a dozen smaller quakes.
According to a seismologist at the IMO who spoke to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service Sunday's activity was in no way unusual. A number of powerful quakes have been detected in the caldera since the end of the 2014-15 Holuhraun eruption. The IMO has not detected signs of growing likelihood of volcanic activity.
Read more: Why the constant earthquakes? Iceland is slowly being torn apart
A sharp earthquake swarm hit the monster volcano Bárðarbunga early Sunday morning. Three powerful quakes, the first a 3.8 magnitude quake, followed by a second 2.7 magnitude quake and a third 4.2 magnitude quake, were detected by the seismic monitoring system of the Icelandic Meteorological Office measured between 1:42 am and 1:45 am on Sunday morning.
Read more: Quick primer on Bárðarbunga, Iceland's most powerful volcano
The quakes were all in the South-Eastern part of the Bárðarbunga caldera at a depth of 1-1.4 km. (0.6-0.9 miles). The larger tremors were accompanied by a swarm of half a dozen smaller quakes.
According to a seismologist at the IMO who spoke to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service Sunday's activity was in no way unusual. A number of powerful quakes have been detected in the caldera since the end of the 2014-15 Holuhraun eruption. The IMO has not detected signs of growing likelihood of volcanic activity.
Read more: Why the constant earthquakes? Iceland is slowly being torn apart
