Posted on by Jón Frímann

Continued aftershock activity south of Hekla volcano

Today (21-December-2021) at 09:37 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw3,0 took place south of Hekla volcano.

Green star south of Hekla volcano showing the magnitdue 3,0 earthquake
Earthquake activity south of Hekla volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.

This earthquake activity is an aftershock activity of the Mw5,2 earthquake that happened about one month ago. This earthquake activity is possibly going to continue for months.