The situation on Reykjanes peninsula is getting complicated due to activity between three volcanoes. This article is written at 15:22 UTC.
The volcanoes that are now showing activity on Reykjanes peninsula
Reykjanes volcano
Krýsuvík volcano
Fagradalsfjall volcano (added from 04-March-2021)
Fagradalsfjall volcano has no document eruption history over the last 10.000 years and the main volcano location is unknown if it exists.
Updates from the last few hours
- Small rift valley has started to form between Keili mountain and Fagradalsfjall mountain. This is part of the rift zone that is Reykjanes peninsula.
- Harmonic tremor stopped this morning and as Icelandic Met Office has been telling the news the origins of this harmonic tremor was earthquake activity that was so dense it created this harmonic activity. In the morning the activity dropped a little.
- Magma continues to move in the Fagradalsfjall volcano system.
- Earthquake activity is now between the volcanoes Reykjanes, Fagradalsfjalls and Krýsuvík. Why that is unclear but magma movement for now is only in Fagrdalsfjall volcano system.
- Largest earthquake in last 24 hours had a magnitude of Mw4,5. Over the last 48 hours total of 72 earthquakes with magnitude over Mw3,0 have taken place. There is no sign of activity slowing down.
It is currently impossible to know for sure what happens next since this situation is extremely complicated because of all the volcanoes interactions and earthquake activity.
Live internet broadcasts of Keilir
Beint vefstreymi af skjálftasvæðinu – Efstaleiti (Rúv.is)
Keilir í beinni (mbl.is)
Keilir og skjálftasvæðið (YouTube)
If anything major happens I am going to post update soon as possible.
Article updated at 15:38 UTC.