{"id":13384,"date":"2024-07-27T17:45:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T17:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=13384"},"modified":"2024-07-27T18:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T18:17:08","slug":"possible-small-eruption-in-katla-volcano-glacier-flood-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=13384","title":{"rendered":"Possible small eruption in Katla volcano, glacier flood ongoing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting sometimes late yesterday (26-July 2024), a small eruption seems to have started in Katla volcano. At the writing of this article, the eruption seems to be over, but it might restart at any time without warning, it is impossible to know at the moment, since harmonic tremor is unclear for now because of the glacier flood. Largest earthquake at the writing of this article had magnitude of Mw2,9.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13386\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13386 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/240727_1710.png\" alt=\"Red dots showing small earthquakes in east part of Katla volcano caldera in M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kull glacier.\" width=\"540\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/240727_1710.png 540w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/240727_1710-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earthquake activity in Katla volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13387\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13387 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/aus-svd-27072024-at-1740utc.gif\" alt=\"Harmonic tremor plot from Icelandic Met Office. Showing increased harmonic tremor starting at around midnight of 27-July 2024. Reaching peak few hours later before starting to lower again.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The harmonic tremor in Austmannsbunga SIL station. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Glacier flood is ongoing and is going to be ongoing for next few hours. The area around M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kull glacier is dangerous because of this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting sometimes late yesterday (26-July 2024), a small eruption seems to have started in Katla volcano. 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