{"id":3429,"date":"2013-02-28T21:17:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=3429"},"modified":"2013-02-28T22:15:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T21:15:19","slug":"earthquake-swarm-east-of-grimsey-tfz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=3429","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake swarm east of Gr\u00edmsey (TFZ) and in Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano fissure swarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Currently there is a minor earthquake swarm east of Gr\u00edmsey Island in the Tj\u00f6rnes Fracture Zone. So far the largest earthquake has had the magnitude of 2.9 according to Icelandic Meteorological Office reviewed earthquake overview. Earthquake swarms are common in this area of TFZ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_1930.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_1930.jpeg\" alt=\"130228_1930\" width=\"540\" height=\"416\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_1930.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_1930-300x231.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEarthquake activity in TFZ today. <em>Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Meteorological Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gr\u00edmsfjall and Hamarinn volcanoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some internesting earthquake activity is now taking place in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volcano.si.edu\/world\/volcano.cfm?vnum=1703-01=\" target=\"_blank\">Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano<\/a> (outside the main volcano). This earthquake activity is in the fissure swarm that extents away from Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano in the direction of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volcano.si.edu\/world\/volcano.cfm?vnum=1702-03=\" target=\"_blank\">Katla volcano<\/a> fissure swarm. There has also been interesting earthquake activity taking place in Hamarinn volcano (no GVP page). But Hamarinn volcano last had a minor eruption in July of the year 2011. So far nothing suggests anything of volcanic nature is about to take place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_19301.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_19301.jpeg\" alt=\"130228_1930\" width=\"540\" height=\"596\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_19301.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/130228_19301-271x300.jpeg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEarthquake activity in Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano system today. Along with earthquake activity in Hamarinn volcano. <em>Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Meteorological Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the moment it appears that nothing besides earthquakes is going to take place in Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano. But it hard to be sure given how often Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano erupts. I do not yet have enough data on what is happening in Hamarinn volcano to say what is taking place there. So for now. It must just be observed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently there is a minor earthquake swarm east of Gr\u00edmsey Island in the Tj\u00f6rnes Fracture Zone. So far the largest earthquake has had the magnitude of 2.9 according to Icelandic Meteorological Office reviewed earthquake overview. Earthquake swarms are common in this area of TFZ. Earthquake activity in TFZ today. 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