Two powerful earthquakes, magnitude 3 and 3.1 were detected in the Bárðarbunga caldera on Tuesday morning. The first, a 3.1 magnitude quake hit at 9:36 am, followed by a second slightly smaller 3 magnitude quake only one minute later, at 9:37 am. The first quake originated at a depth of 5.2 km (3.2 miles), while the second quake originated just below the surface, at depth of 100 meters (328 feet).
Read more: Scientists keep a close eye on Bárðarbunga volcano as seismic activity keeps growing
Eight smaller quakes, ranging from 0.3 to 2.2 have been detected in Bárðarbunga in the last 48 hours. Bárðarbunga has shown increasing activity in the past several months. Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office have assured the public that there are no signs of imminent volcanic activity in the caldera. The seismic activity is most likely caused by molten rock pushing its way up to the surface, filling fissures in the Bárðarbunga system and filling the magma chambers beneath the caldera.
Read more: Powerful 3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes town of Akureyri, North Iceland
Yesterday a unusual and powerful 3.5 earthquake shook the Eyjafjörður fjord region. The epicenter of the earthquake was very unusual, a seismologist at the Icelandic Met Office told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Several other powerful earthquakes have been detected in the past week, including 3.3 and 3.4 magnitude quakes in the other monster volcano in Iceland, Katla.
Two powerful earthquakes, magnitude 3 and 3.1 were detected in the Bárðarbunga caldera on Tuesday morning. The first, a 3.1 magnitude quake hit at 9:36 am, followed by a second slightly smaller 3 magnitude quake only one minute later, at 9:37 am. The first quake originated at a depth of 5.2 km (3.2 miles), while the second quake originated just below the surface, at depth of 100 meters (328 feet).
Read more: Scientists keep a close eye on Bárðarbunga volcano as seismic activity keeps growing
Eight smaller quakes, ranging from 0.3 to 2.2 have been detected in Bárðarbunga in the last 48 hours. Bárðarbunga has shown increasing activity in the past several months. Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office have assured the public that there are no signs of imminent volcanic activity in the caldera. The seismic activity is most likely caused by molten rock pushing its way up to the surface, filling fissures in the Bárðarbunga system and filling the magma chambers beneath the caldera.
Read more: Powerful 3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes town of Akureyri, North Iceland
Yesterday a unusual and powerful 3.5 earthquake shook the Eyjafjörður fjord region. The epicenter of the earthquake was very unusual, a seismologist at the Icelandic Met Office told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Several other powerful earthquakes have been detected in the past week, including 3.3 and 3.4 magnitude quakes in the other monster volcano in Iceland, Katla.
