Tag: Bárðarbunga
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Earthquake near Bárðarbunga
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 occurred after midnight in the northeastern part of the Bárðarbunga caldera. According to Elísabet Pálmadóttir, a natural disaster expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the recorded earthquake is the strongest since October 24, when a magnitude 5.0 quake was measured. 50 earthquakes on the Reykjanes Peninsula 50 earthquakes…
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3.9 magnitude earthquake in Bárðarbunga
Shortly before half past three in the morning, a fairly strong 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Bárðarbunga. A slightly smaller earthquake, with a magnitude of 2.0, occurred yesterday before nine o’clock in the evening. “Earthquakes this strong happen from time to time,” says Bjarki Kaldalóns Friis, a natural disaster expert in the […]
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The accumulation of magma caused a large earthquake in Bárðarbunga
The 4.9 magnitude Bárðarbunga earthquake on Tuesday morning was felt across Akureyri. Kristín Jónsdóttir, a warning expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute, says it was caused by magma buildup, but there are no signs of magma rising. Kristín Jónsdóttir also confirms that there is no indication that it will […] The article Magma accumulation caused…
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Strong earthquake near Bárðarbunga
A magnitude 4 earthquake shook the Bárðarbunga caldera around 7am. Earthquakes of this magnitude occur regularly there. It is the second largest volcano in the country and one of the most active. The epicenter of the earthquake was 4.6 kilometers northeast of Bárðarbunga at a depth of 1.3 kilometers. According to the measurements of the…
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Bárðarbunga recovers or prepares for another eruption
Bárðarbunga is expanding, and that means two things. This may be due to magma accumulation and a bulge in preparation for the next eruption. There is also the option that the volcano is recovering from the Holuhraun eruption. Geophysicist Páll Einarsson believes that the major earthquakes yesterday evening were most likely caused by landslides. He…