No changes are seen in Holuhraun

Skapti Hallgrímsson

No obvious changes are seen in the volcanic activity at the eruption site in Holuhraun.

Seismic activity at Bárðarbunga remains at stable levels. Since 19:00 yesterday (04.10.) around 30 earthquakes have been detected on the caldera rim (~20 since midnight), of which 12 exceeded magnitude 3 (11 since midnight). Strongest events were M4.1 at 02:40 and M4.8 at 03:54 on the northern caldera rim.

Comparably low earthquake rates have been measured in the dike intrusion, just around 10 small events within the last 12 hours (~5 since midnight). All below magnitude 2.

Weather

Cloudy

Today

5 °C

Clear sky

Later today

9 °C

Clear sky

Tomorrow

8 °C