There seems to be a lot going on underground in Iceland this week. As a significant seismic episode in Mt Herðubreið in the Central Highlands north of Vatnajökull glacier which began earlier this week appears to be slowing down a second major swarm is picking up steam on Reykjanes peninsula. The epicenter of the activity on Reykjanes is a few kilometers east of the popular Blue Lagoon.
Read more: Earthquake swarm in Mt. Herðubreið appears to be slowing down
More than 130 earthquakes have been recorded in this second swarm in the past 48 hours. According to the Seismic Monitoring System of the Icelandic Meteorological Office the largest quake was a 3.2 magnitude quake at 14:25 with an epicenter 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Blue Lagoon, at a depth of 5.2 km (3.2 mi).
Geophysicists at the IMO assure us that there are no signs of imminent volcanic activity associated with the second swarm. Both swarms are located in areas well known for high levels of geological and seismic activity.
There seems to be a lot going on underground in Iceland this week. As a significant seismic episode in Mt Herðubreið in the Central Highlands north of Vatnajökull glacier which began earlier this week appears to be slowing down a second major swarm is picking up steam on Reykjanes peninsula. The epicenter of the activity on Reykjanes is a few kilometers east of the popular Blue Lagoon.
Read more: Earthquake swarm in Mt. Herðubreið appears to be slowing down
More than 130 earthquakes have been recorded in this second swarm in the past 48 hours. According to the Seismic Monitoring System of the Icelandic Meteorological Office the largest quake was a 3.2 magnitude quake at 14:25 with an epicenter 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Blue Lagoon, at a depth of 5.2 km (3.2 mi).
Geophysicists at the IMO assure us that there are no signs of imminent volcanic activity associated with the second swarm. Both swarms are located in areas well known for high levels of geological and seismic activity.
