Earthquake swarm east of Keilir mountain in Krýsuvík volcano

Today (18-January 2025) at 13:45 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw3,2 took place in Krýsuvík volcano, this was just east of Keilir mountain. This earthquake was felt according to news reports. This resulted in a small earthquake swarm at this location.

Green star and orange dots east of Keilir mountain, that is west of Kleifarvatn lake.
Earthquake activity east of Keilir mountain. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.

This earthquake is not connected to magma movement in this area. This seems to be a tension release in the crust from the inflation of Svartsengi volcano. More earthquakes might happen in this area in next few days and until next eruption starts in Svartsengi volcano in Sundhnúkagígaröðin crater row.