{"id":5981,"date":"2016-01-04T20:44:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T20:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=5981"},"modified":"2016-01-05T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T11:41:48","slug":"fresh-earthquake-activity-in-bardarbunga-volcano-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=5981","title":{"rendered":"Fresh earthquake activity in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today (04-Januar-2016) a fresh earthquake activity took place in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga<\/a> volcano. The largest earthquake had the magnitude of 3,3 and the smaller earthquake had a magnitude of 3,2. Other earthquakes in this earthquake swarm where smaller in magnitude.<\/p>\n

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\nThe earthquakes in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano. Green stars show the magnitude 3,3 and 3,2 earthquakes. Copyright of this image belongs to Iceland Met Office.<\/em><\/p>\n

Deepest earthquake yesterday (03-January-2016) had the magnitude of 2,6 and depth of 21,5 km. Current earthquake activity in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano has been connected to a inflation that is now taking place where the earthquakes are taking place. According to Krist\u00edn J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir on R\u00fav News earlier today. It appears at least one magma chamber on 10 to 15 km depth inside B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano is filling up and that might result in an eruption in coming months. Where and when is impossible to know at this point in time.<\/p>\n

Icelandic News<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kvikus\u00f6fnun sk\u00fdri skj\u00e1lftavirkni \u00ed B\u00e1r\u00f0arbungu<\/a> (R\u00fav.is, Icelandic)<\/p>\n

Update 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

New earthquake with the magnitude of 3,0 took place in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano at 01:24 UTC on 05-January-2016. The earthquakes that have been taking place have been low period earthquakes based on the fact they are not recording properly with the SIL network (tectonic earthquakes almost always have correct magnitude).<\/p>\n

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\nThe earthquake activity in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Iceland Met Office.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a sharp increase in earthquake activity in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano. Currently nothing suggests that eruption is about to start, due to lack of continuous earthquake swarm in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano. This earthquake activity however suggests that magma pressure is increasing fast in a magma chamber that is located in north-east part of B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano caldera. When it might erupt is a question that does not have any clear answers at the moment. At the moment the only thing that can be done is to wait and see what happens next.<\/p>\n

Article updated on 05-January-2016 at 11:41 UTC.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today (04-Januar-2016) a fresh earthquake activity took place in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano. The largest earthquake had the magnitude of 3,3 and the smaller earthquake had a magnitude of 3,2. Other earthquakes in this earthquake swarm where smaller in magnitude. The earthquakes in B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano. Green stars show the magnitude 3,3 and 3,2 earthquakes. Copyright of this … <\/p>\n

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