A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Bárðarbunga caldera at 5 km depth at 00:09 GMT. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) says it is the strongest event measured since the onset of the seismic crisis at Bárðarbunga.

The magnitude of the event is already confirmed by the European EMSC network and the GEOFON network of GFZ Potsdam in Germany.

No increased tremor has followed the earthquake.

IMO continues to monitor the situation very closely.

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Bárðarbunga

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