The intensity of the ongoing eruption in Holuhraun lava field is not declining according to latest status report from the Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection.
Lava is flowing towards northeast and it has been elongated considerably since yesterday. This morning the new lava field was estimated to cover 10.8 km2 (4.17 mi2).
The experts from the Scientific Advisory Board reports that seismic ractivity is still detected in the northern part of the dyke intrusion, along the eruption site in Holuhraun and extending south below Dyngjujökull outlet in Vatnajökull glacier. Event rates are lower than in recent days, 180 earthquakes have been detected since midnight until noon.
The low frequency tremor seen yesterday, and caused the evacuation of the area, disappeared last night but started again this morning, however minor compared to yesterday.
The source of the tremor is not certain however possible explanation could be magma-water interaction although this interpretation has currently not been confirmed by other observations. There are no signs of a subglacial eruption under the ice cap of Dyngjujökull.
There have been no observations of ash-fall away from the eruption site. Ash production is negligible.
The intensity of the ongoing eruption in Holuhraun lava field is not declining according to latest status report from the Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection.
Lava is flowing towards northeast and it has been elongated considerably since yesterday. This morning the new lava field was estimated to cover 10.8 km2 (4.17 mi2).
The experts from the Scientific Advisory Board reports that seismic ractivity is still detected in the northern part of the dyke intrusion, along the eruption site in Holuhraun and extending south below Dyngjujökull outlet in Vatnajökull glacier. Event rates are lower than in recent days, 180 earthquakes have been detected since midnight until noon.
The low frequency tremor seen yesterday, and caused the evacuation of the area, disappeared last night but started again this morning, however minor compared to yesterday.
The source of the tremor is not certain however possible explanation could be magma-water interaction although this interpretation has currently not been confirmed by other observations. There are no signs of a subglacial eruption under the ice cap of Dyngjujökull.
There have been no observations of ash-fall away from the eruption site. Ash production is negligible.
