Series of large earthquakes hit Bárðarbunga last night. Icelandic Met Office
Four large earthquakes (click here) occurred in the Bárðarbunga volcanic system last night, the largest earthquakes since the 2014-2015 volcanic eruption.
The first earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the richter scale occured at 23:02 last night, followed by a 3.2 earthquake at 23:03. The third quake hit the volcano at 23:26 and measured 4.7. The fourth earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occured 16 minutes past midnight.
An earthquake measuring 4.1 took place in the volano earlier this week and several earthquakes hit the volcano in September.
Bárðarbunga is the largest and most powerful volcano in Iceland. It is located under the northern part of the Vatnajökull glacier in South Iceland, Europe’s largest glacier. The Bárðarbunga volcanic system is approximately 200 km (120 miles) long.
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.7 are the largest quakes that have occured in the Bárðarbunga caldera since the 2014 eruption. The Holuhraun eruption began on August 31st 2014 and lasted until February 28, 2015. It is the largest eruption in Iceland since 1783 and produced a massive lava field of more than 85 km2 (33 square miles) in the middle of the island.Epicenter of largest earthquake.
October 25, 2017The wind forecast for tomorrow night. Map/ Iceland Met Office
The Iceland Met Office (click here) has issued a storm warning in North Iceland on Thursday night with winds up to 30-40 metres per second. On election day, Saturday, the weather is going to be cold and possibly snowy in North East Iceland.
Roads in South Iceland are icy, particularly in Mosfellsheiði and on highway no.1 between Selfoss and Hvolsvöllur.
21 October 2017
An earthquake at a magnitude of 3.4 (click here) was felt in the town of Selfoss last night. Locals reported cupboards shaking and crockery breaking. An ongoing swarm of earthquakes has continued into the morning.
The earthquake swarm started at around 4 pm last night and the second largest quake was measured at 2.9 on the Richter scale.
According to the Iceland Met Office the earthquakes are occurring on a well-known fissure area. The Met Office will be observing developments closely over the next few days. They do not rule out larger earthquakes occurring in the area but it's just as likely that the swarm will just subside.
