Day: June 29, 2023

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Magma detected deep under Reykjanes peninsula

According to a news on Rúv News there has been detection of magma at considerable depth on Reykjanes peninsula. This magma is actively trying to reach the surface, but has not been successful for now. This has resulted in a lot of dyke intrusions on the Reykjanes peninsula in recent months. Earthquake activity seems to follow each inflation period on the Reykjanes peninsula according to the news.

The magma in the deep crust and in the mantle is going to increase in volume until it can break up the surface. How long that is going to take is something I don’t know. Next eruption cycle is going to start with a large earthquake, just like the last one. Based on all current data that I have.

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Earthquake in Þórðarhyrna volcano

Today (29. June 2023) at 07:48 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw3,1 took place in Þórðarhyrna volcano. This was just one earthquake and a minor Mw1,3 earthquake happened at 08:17 UTC and since then its been quiet. Þórðarhyrna volcano is inside Grímsfjall volcano fissure swarm but is an independent volcano in this setting. Sometimes Þórðarhyrna and Grímsfjall erupt at the same time.

Green star in south part of Þórðarhyrna volcano. Not many other earthquakes on the map. Time on map is 29. June, 23, time 13:20 Icelandic time.
Green star in Þórðarhyrna volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.

Last eruption in Þórðarhyrna volcano took place around late 1890 or early 1900. I am not sure what year exactly, because eruption often attributed to Þórðarhyrna volcano took place in Grímsfjall volcano and sometimes the reverse happened. Last eruption took place around 120 to 140-ish years ago.