Day: July 5, 2023

This is a short update since there is a lot going on.

• Largest earthquake recorded at the writing of this article is Mw4,8 from earlier this morning.
• Larger earthquakes are growing in numbers. There is now also a warning for possible Mw6,3 earthquake on Reykjanes peninsula following this earthquake swarm and dyke intrusion into Fagradalsfjall mountain.
• The dyke intrusion is coming up just south of Keilir mountain.
• Based on what I am seeing, it is possible that current dyke intrusion into Fagradalsfjall mountain is larger than the first eruption in March 2021. If this is accurate is a wait and see situation until an eruption starts.
• It is possible to view the earthquake activity in real time here, at Raspberry Shake website.

 

All data now suggest that an eruption is going to happen. Where it is going to start erupting is impossible to know and it is not possible to know when it is going to start erupting.

I’ll try to post update when more is known about what is going on.

This is a short update since this situation is changing quickly.

• Largest earthquake recorded so far had a magnitude of Mw4,8 and was felt over a wide area.
• Uncertainty level has been declared for Fagradalsfjall mountain area because of this earthquake activity and the risk of an eruption.
• Current depth of the magma is now 3 to 6 km and is getting shallower by each hour.
• Over 2000 earthquakes have been recorded at the writing of this article.

 

The only web camera that I know of at the moment and is showing Fagradalsfjall mountain is this one here. When the eruption starts, it should be visible in some part on this web camera. I hope that other closer web cameras are going online soon. Those where run by Rúv and mbl.is in last eruption.