{"id":7208,"date":"2017-12-01T20:58:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T20:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=7208"},"modified":"2017-12-01T20:58:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T20:58:39","slug":"slow-increase-in-earthquake-activity-in-oraefajokull-volcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=7208","title":{"rendered":"Slow increase in earthquake activity in \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There seems to be a slow increase in earthquake activity in <a href=\"https:\/\/volcano.si.edu\/volcano.cfm?vn=374010\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull<\/a> volcano. For the last 48 hours the number seems to be rising. This is how it looks on <a href=\"http:\/\/hraun.vedur.is\/ja\/vatnajokulsvoktun\/oraefaj_qu_trends.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a> graph from Icelandic Met Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oraefaj_qu_trends_svd_01_12_2017.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oraefaj_qu_trends_svd_01_12_2017-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oraefaj_qu_trends_svd_01_12_2017-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oraefaj_qu_trends_svd_01_12_2017-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oraefaj_qu_trends_svd_01_12_2017-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/oraefaj_qu_trends_svd_01_12_2017.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEarthquake activity in \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano from 2005 &#8211; today. <em>Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This increase in earthquake activity suggest that more magma is pushing up the volcano at faster rate. The main idea now is that the magma that is pushing up \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano is rhyolite in nature and that seems to be confirmed to an extent by the earthquake activity as it now appearing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171201_2035.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171201_2035.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"596\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171201_2035.png 540w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171201_2035-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLast 48 hours of earthquake activity in \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano. The volcano is located in south part of Vatnaj\u00f6kull glacier. <em>Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How this develops is a big question due to lack of accurate historical accounts. What is known about the eruption in 1362 was written down up to two centuries later and when that happens lack of accuracy is passed into the written record. The written record for the eruption in 1727 &#8211; 1728 is slightly better but is far from being accurate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please remember to support my work with donations. I am a bit broke in December due the long term problem with my finances (November was awful!). I hope for improvements in the year 2018. It also costs to run this website. Thanks for the support. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There seems to be a slow increase in earthquake activity in \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano. For the last 48 hours the number seems to be rising. This is how it looks on this graph from Icelandic Met Office. Earthquake activity in \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano from 2005 &#8211; today. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office. 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