{"id":8893,"date":"2021-01-30T14:23:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=8893"},"modified":"2021-01-30T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:48:36","slug":"earthquake-activity-and-more-in-grimsfjall-volcano-grimsvotn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=8893","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake activity and more in Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano (Gr\u00edmsv\u00f6tn)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday (29-January-2021) at 23:34 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw2,4 took place in <a href=\"https:\/\/volcano.si.edu\/volcano.cfm?vn=373010\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gr\u00edmsfjall<\/a> volcano (Gr\u00edmsv\u00f6tn). There where few smaller earthquakes before and after this largest earthquake. There where no signs of change in harmonic tremor following this earthquake activity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8894\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210130_0950.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210130_0950.png\" alt=\"In the center of Vatnaj\u00f6kull glacier there is a volcano Gr\u00edmsfjall. East of that a yellow dot shows the location of an earthquake with magnitude of Mw2,4. Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano is marked by a triangle that shows the location of a seismic sensor to record earthquakes in this area.\" width=\"540\" height=\"596\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210130_0950.png 540w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210130_0950-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earthquake activity in Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It has also been reported in the news that glacier plate that is on top of Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano is now the highest since 1996. Inflation is now taking place in eastern part of Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano, in a location called Eystri Sv\u00edahn\u00fakur. Magma pressure is today (30-January-2021) equal or higher than when the May 2011 eruption took place in Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources \/ News in Icelandic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruv.is\/frett\/2021\/01\/30\/ishellan-i-grimsvotnum-ekki-maelst-haerri-i-25-ar\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00cdshellan \u00ed Gr\u00edmsv\u00f6tnum ekki m\u00e6lst h\u00e6rri \u00ed 25 \u00e1r<\/a> (Icelandic, R\u00fav.is)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.almannavarnir.is\/frettir\/fundur-i-visindaradi-almannavarna-5\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fundur \u00ed v\u00edsindar\u00e1\u00f0i almannavarna<\/a> (Icelandic, Almannavarnir.is)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday (29-January-2021) at 23:34 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw2,4 took place in Gr\u00edmsfjall volcano (Gr\u00edmsv\u00f6tn). There where few smaller earthquakes before and after this largest earthquake. There where no signs of change in harmonic tremor following this earthquake activity. 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