{"id":8023,"date":"2019-07-25T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T00:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=8023"},"modified":"2019-07-25T00:01:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T00:01:18","slug":"update-on-tjornes-fracture-zone-earthquake-siglufjordur-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=8023","title":{"rendered":"Update on Tj\u00f6rnes Fracture Zone earthquake (Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur village)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today (24-July-2019) at 00:55 UTC an earthquake with the magnitude of 4,3 took place 20 km north-north-west of Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur village. The magnitude of the earthquake was downgraded from Mw4,6 to Mw4,3. This earthquake was felt over a wide area and minor damage was reported in Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur village, it was just items fallen off shelf. Largest aftershock had a magnitude of 2,7. There have been no major aftershocks at the writing of this article. This area had a earthquake swarm in 2012 with at least one earthquake with magnitude of Mw5,6 and one with magnitude of Mw5,5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190724_1800.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190724_1800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"416\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190724_1800.png 540w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190724_1800-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Mw4,3 earthquake close to Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur village (green star). <em>Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bhrz-24-07-2019.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/bhrz-24-07-2019.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8025\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe earthquake as it appeared on my geophone in B\u00f6\u00f0varsh\u00f3lar. <em>Copyright J\u00f3n Fr\u00edmann J\u00f3nsson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190724.005518.bhrz_.psn_.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190724.005518.bhrz_.psn_.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8019\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe vertical (Z) movement on my geophone. <em>Copyright J\u00f3n Fr\u00edmann J\u00f3nsson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is a chance that a earthquake activity is increasing in Tj\u00f6rnes Fracture Zone overall. Since its been a while since it had a major earthquake activity. With that I mean earthquakes with magnitude above Mw6,0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please remember to support my work with donations. Thanks for the support. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today (24-July-2019) at 00:55 UTC an earthquake with the magnitude of 4,3 took place 20 km north-north-west of Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur village. The magnitude of the earthquake was downgraded from Mw4,6 to Mw4,3. This earthquake was felt over a wide area and minor damage was reported in Siglufj\u00f6r\u00f0ur village, it was just items fallen off shelf. 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