{"id":7942,"date":"2019-05-23T01:56:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T01:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=7942"},"modified":"2019-05-24T04:44:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T04:44:31","slug":"earthquake-swarm-north-of-kolbeinsey-island-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=7942","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake swarm north of Kolbeinsey island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday (22-May-2019) at 15:47 UTC a magnitude 3,4 earthquake took place around 12 km north of <a href=\"https:\/\/volcano.si.edu\/volcano.cfm?vn=375010\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kolbeinsey<\/a> Island. This earthquake was part of a small swarm in this area yesterday. It appears to be over but there is a risk of more activity in this area. Due to distance from the coastline and next populated island this earthquake was not felt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190522_1850.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190522_1850.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"634\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190522_1850.png 540w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190522_1850-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEarthquake north of Kolbeinsey island (green star north of Iceland). <em>Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earthquake swarms happen in this area frequently. This is not part of the TFZ but borders it just a little south of this earthquake activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please remember to support my work with donations. They help me to keep everything going. Thanks for the support. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>Added<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>If you donate with a bank <strong>please update your information<\/strong>. I have changed the bank information again in April and the new information can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?page_id=212\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. The Icelandic bank account that I have been using is going to be closed soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have added a personal note on what is going on with me in the comments. It explains why I changed my mind on moving back to Denmark and other issues that I&#8217;ve been dealing with in recent months.<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated at 13:45 UTC. Added updated information about bank donations.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Updated at 14:11 UTC. Added updated information about bank donations.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday (22-May-2019) at 15:47 UTC a magnitude 3,4 earthquake took place around 12 km north of Kolbeinsey Island. This earthquake was part of a small swarm in this area yesterday. It appears to be over but there is a risk of more activity in this area. 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