13 earthquakes stronger than magnitude 5

Lava coming from the Holuhraun fissure.
Lava coming from the Holuhraun fissure. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson

Seismicity has been intensive in northern Vatnajökull from midnight GMT. At around 03:00 (3am) a magnitude 5,5 earthquake struck at the northern edge of Bárðarbunga. In the days since August 16th, 13 earthquakes magnitude 5 or more have happened in that area. Seismicity intensified after the earthquake.

A Met Office geographer reports that around 190 earthquakes have taken place since midnight, most of them in the dyke leading from Bárðarbunga and Heirðubreiðartögl, where seismicity has been increasing since the end of last week.

Volcanic activity in the Holuhraun fissure is similar to what it was yesterday.

mbl.is

Iceland Monitor — Fleiri fréttir

Í dag

Í gær

Þriðjudaginn 26. mars

Mánudaginn 25. mars

Sunnudaginn 24. mars

Laugardaginn 23. mars

Föstudaginn 22. mars

Fimmtudaginn 21. mars

Miðvikudaginn 20. mars

Þriðjudaginn 19. mars

Mánudaginn 18. mars

Sunnudaginn 17. mars

Laugardaginn 16. mars

Föstudaginn 15. mars

Fimmtudaginn 14. mars

Miðvikudaginn 13. mars

Þriðjudaginn 12. mars

Mánudaginn 11. mars

Sunnudaginn 10. mars