Two of Iceland’s largest and most powerful volcanoes trembled over the weekend. On Saturday 8:41 a magnitude 3 earthquake took place in the center of the Katla caldera, hidden beneath Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Just before noon on Sunday, at 11:37 a more powerful 3.5 magnitude earthquake was detected in the Northern edge of the Bárðarbunga caldera. Bárðarbunga is located beneath Vatnajökull glacier.
The two earthquakes were accompanied by swarms of smaller quakes. Twelve quakes were detected in Bárðarbunga, the largest a 2.3 magnitude quake. According to the Icelandic Meteorlogical Office, which monitors seismic activity in Iceland, there is nothing to indicate that the quakes are connected to increasing volcanic activity.
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Last week several powerful tremors were detected in Iceland. Within a 24 hour period a large earthquake swarm hit the mountains south of Þingvellir National Park, and both Katla and Bárðarbunga experienced powerful earthquakes. All three areas are geologically active, and Katla is long overdue for an eruption. The monster volcano has erupted on average every 40-80 years. The last eruption took place in 1918.
Two of Iceland’s largest and most powerful volcanoes trembled over the weekend. On Saturday 8:41 a magnitude 3 earthquake took place in the center of the Katla caldera, hidden beneath Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Just before noon on Sunday, at 11:37 a more powerful 3.5 magnitude earthquake was detected in the Northern edge of the Bárðarbunga caldera. Bárðarbunga is located beneath Vatnajökull glacier.
The two earthquakes were accompanied by swarms of smaller quakes. Twelve quakes were detected in Bárðarbunga, the largest a 2.3 magnitude quake. According to the Icelandic Meteorlogical Office, which monitors seismic activity in Iceland, there is nothing to indicate that the quakes are connected to increasing volcanic activity.
Read more: Powerful earthquake swarm south of Þingvellir over after 170 quakes: What happened?
Last week several powerful tremors were detected in Iceland. Within a 24 hour period a large earthquake swarm hit the mountains south of Þingvellir National Park, and both Katla and Bárðarbunga experienced powerful earthquakes. All three areas are geologically active, and Katla is long overdue for an eruption. The monster volcano has erupted on average every 40-80 years. The last eruption took place in 1918.
