Posted on by Jón Frímann

Earthquake in Kleifarvatn lake

Yesterday (26. September 2023) at 18:42 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw3,3 took place in Kleifarvatn lake. Few smaller earthquakes followed this earthquake, both before and after.

Green star in Kleifarvatn lake in Krýsuvík-Trölladyngja volcano. A lot of other earthquakes activity is also happening on Reykjanes peninsula at the moment.
Earthquake activity in Kleifarvatn lake. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.

This earthquake is possibly because of an inflation in Fagradalsfjall volcano that is to the west of this location. There is no sign that an eruption is about to start at this location in Kleifarvatn lake.