Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Meteorological Office.<\/em><\/p>\nEarthquakes in this area are because of magma movement it is believed. Now there are more SIL stations in the area, so more earthquakes are being recorded. Few years ago the lowest magnitude that Icelandic Meteorological Office was able to detect in Esjufj\u00f6ll volcano was magnitude 1.5 and above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today (05-September-2013) an minor earthquake swarm took place in Esjufj\u00f6ll volcano. Largest earthquake in this swarm had the magnitude of 2.2 and the depth of 4.9 km. Earthquake swarm in Esjufj\u00f6ll volcano. Esjufj\u00f6ll volcano are located in south part of Vatnaj\u00f6kull glacier, just northeast of \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Meteorological … <\/p>\n
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