Earthquake swarm in Hofsjökull volcano

One of Iceland largest volcanoes has been having an earthquake swarm this evening on 13-December 2024. This is the Hofsjökull volcano. Largest earthquake in this swarm had a magnitude of Mw3,3 at 8,8 km depth. Other earthquakes have been smaller.

Green star and two blue dots and one yellow dot in north part of Hofsjökull volcano. The green star is located in the western part of caldera edge. Hofsjökull glacier and the volcano is on the centre on this image.
Earthquake activity in Höfsjökull volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.

This earthquake swarm seems to be over. However, the problem with Hofsjökull volcano is that earthquake activity often stops and then resumes several hours to days later in the same location. If that happens now I do not know.

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