Tag: Mýrdalsjökull
Canceled the uncertainty level due to Katla’s activity
The level of uncertainty caused by the earthquakes that were recorded under the Mýrdalsjökull glacier has been cancelled. Strong earthquakes began in the area last Thursday, and many wondered if this was a sign of Katla volcano waking up. However, the activity quickly subsided and mostly ended the same day. The earthquake started near Mýrdalsjökull […]
Last night, 50 tourists in the south of the country needed help
Yesterday evening in the south of Iceland there were tragic weather conditions. According to Jón Þór Víglundsson, Information Officer for ICE-SAR Landsbjörg, there have been multiple calls to Pétursey below the Mýrdalsjökull glacier and rescue teams have helped nearly 50 people in the area. All the calls concerned people in cars who had problems with […]
Earthquakes in the Mýrdalsjökull glacier area
This morning at 7:02 am, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit the west side of Mýrdalsjökull. Seismic activity in the area of the glacier has been occurring for several days. On March 9, there were earthquakes of magnitude 3.3 and 3.4. Yesterday, March 10, at 15:59, an earthquake was registered about 14 km from Grímsey – […]
Strong earthquake near Mýrdalsjökull
Significant seismic activity has been observed around the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in recent days. A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded today after 2:00 p.m. Nine earthquakes were recorded under the glacier yesterday, including seven that occurred from 7:30 p.m. The strongest quake had a magnitude of 2.6. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement that […]
Continuation of strong tremors in the Katla region
Three earthquakes of magnitude 3, 3.1 and 3.4 hit Mýrdalsjökull today. In total, thirteen tremors located within the Katli crater have been recorded since midnight. Earthquakes of this magnitude are not uncommon in this area, and no volcanic activity has been observed as a result of the quakes, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a […]
Kolbeinsey and Katla
Between 4:20 and 9:00 am, a series of tremors, four of which were greater than magnitude 3, shook the tiny island of Kolbeinsey, 74km north of Grímsey. On the other side of Iceland, in its southern part, earthquakes were recorded in the Mýrdalsjökull region. A magnitude 4.4 quake occurred at 7:55 p.m. today. A magnitude […]
The earthquake under the Mýrdalsjökull glacier
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded under the Mýrdalsjökull glacier cover before one in the morning. The epicenter was recorded on the southern side of the glacier. According to information provided on the website of the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the earthquake occurred about 3.9 km northwest of Hábunga. […]
The travel ban to Mýrdalsjökull has been lifted
Following a meeting with staff from the Icelandic Meteorological Institute, South Iceland authorities lifted the travel ban that was in place following increased seismic activity in Katla. Strong earthquakes were recorded near Mýrdalsjökull on Sunday, October 16. The largest of them had a magnitude of 3.8. Due to this increased activity of Katla, one of […]
Seismic activity at Mýrdalsjökull
Today at noon a 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Mýrdalsjökull. Salóme Jórunn Bernhardðsdóttir, a natural hazard expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute, says seismic activity has increased somewhat within this glacier. Just before eight o’clock, an earthquake with magnitude 3 was recorded, and around half past five – with a magnitude of 2.8. There […]
Earthquakes in the south of Iceland
Yesterday at 10:58 pm an earthquake with magnitude 4.2 was recorded on the south side of Mýrdalsjökull. Several smaller shocks followed. Salóme Jórunn Bernhardðsdóttir, an expert on natural hazards at the Institute of Meteorology, says in an interview with a news agency that there is often some seismic activity in Mýrdalsjökull in late summer and […]
Strong earthquake in Mýrdalsjökull
The strong earthquake hit Mýrdalsjökull on Sunday just before 5pm, says Kristín Jónsdóttir, director of nature conservation at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute. The biggest quake was magnitude 3. Kristín says earthquakes at this time of year are normal because there are cavities in the glacier where a lot of water accumulates. It is unusual, however […]
Symposium by Val and Hannah Jane
You would think that a nation as both literary and seismic as Iceland would write a lot of volcanic stories. But that is not the case. Admittedly, there are a few. The excellent story ‘The fires: Love and other disasters’ focuses on the love affair of a geologist on the edge of a volcano that […]
