The strongest earthquake since the seismic events started at Bárðarbunga on August 16 struck just before midnight last night. The eartquake was of magnitude 4.7. Earlier yesterday three earthquakes exceeding 3 in magnitude occurred on the caldera rim of Bárðarbunga (M 3.7 at 10.29, M 4.0 at 10.58 and M 3.4 at 13.02). Presently there are no signs of magma moving to the surface.
According to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) these earthquakes were at depths around 2-5 km (1.2-3.2 mi).
Previous intrusion events in Iceland have lasted for several days or weeks, often not resulting in an eruption.
The aviation colour-code for the Bárðarbunga volcano remains unchanged at ‘orange', signifying that the volcano is exhibiting heightened levels of unrest.
The strongest earthquake since the seismic events started at Bárðarbunga on August 16 struck just before midnight last night. The eartquake was of magnitude 4.7. Earlier yesterday three earthquakes exceeding 3 in magnitude occurred on the caldera rim of Bárðarbunga (M 3.7 at 10.29, M 4.0 at 10.58 and M 3.4 at 13.02). Presently there are no signs of magma moving to the surface.
According to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) these earthquakes were at depths around 2-5 km (1.2-3.2 mi).
Previous intrusion events in Iceland have lasted for several days or weeks, often not resulting in an eruption.
The aviation colour-code for the Bárðarbunga volcano remains unchanged at ‘orange', signifying that the volcano is exhibiting heightened levels of unrest.
