Category ICELAND REGION

MAGNITUDE 4.1 ICELAND REGION

Subject to change Depth: 9.8 km   Distances: Latitude, Longitude  64.682 -17.505 (4.7 km NNE of Bárðarbunga) Earthquake location   31 Jan 17:55 GMT Time and magnitude of earthquake   31 Jan 17:55 GMT

Increased earthquakes under SE part of caldera at Katla volcano in Iceland

Recent quakes under Katla volcano in Iceland (image: IMO)    An increased number of earthquakes has been occurring at shallow depths (few km) under the SW part of the ice-covered volcano’s caldera.    The largest event was a near-surface magnitude…

Flight alert raised in Iceland after ‘seismic swarm’ hits Katla volcano

Iceland has raised its warning level to aircraft after two earthquakes hit one of the country’s biggest volcanoes.   The Icelandic Met Office said the quakes, one of which had a magnitude of 3.7, shook the Katla volcano in the…

Iceland Sounds Alarm After Largest Volcano Rocked By Big Earthquake Cluster

Six years after the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 caused the cancellation of more than 100,000 flights across Europe on concern that glass-like particles formed from lava might melt in aircraft engines and clog turbines, Iceland met office…