Bardarbunga earthquake reclassified as magnitude 4.5 By Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason 18. ágúst 2014 22:49 The eruption in Grimsvotn in 2011 which caused major troubles for passenger flights all over Europe. Visir/Egill Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) have reclassified the earthquake close to the Bardarbunga volcano last night. Thorough research has shown that the magnitude was 0,5 higher than estimated, i.e. of magnitude 4,5 but not 4,0. The earthquake hit just before 3 am local time. The IMO website showed a magnitude of 3,8 but seismologists have referred to the earthquake as a 4,0 one in discussions with Icelandic media. The earthquake is the largest to hit the area since 1996 when the magnitude was 5,0. Its believed to have started the eruption in Gjalp. The earthquake last night is estimated to have occurred at a depth of approximately six kilometers below the glacier surface. "It's the largest earthquake measured in the area since the eruption in Gjalp in 1996. There's full reason to expect an eruption,“ says Kristin Jonsdottir, at the IMO. More on Jonsdottir's views and the possible volcano eruption here.See Icelandic version here. News in English Tengdar fréttir "There is full reason to expect an eruption" The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga. 18. ágúst 2014 20:58 Mest lesið Brynjar ákærður fyrir að brjóta á fleiri stúlkum Innlent Hefur þrisvar komið að 13 ára syni sínum meðvitundarlausum Innlent Segir Vinstri græn ekki styðja frekari breytingar á útlendingalögum Innlent Vísar á bug tillögum um frið í skiptum fyrir úkraínskt land Erlent Hvers vegna er skiltið í Kúrlandi svo hátt uppi? Innlent Samherjaskipstjórinn segir málinu ekki lokið Innlent Líklega verði flett ofan af fleirum í rannsókn á brotum Diddy Innlent „Þetta má aldrei gerast aftur“ Innlent Sextán ára dómur fyrir manndráp í Drangahrauni stendur Innlent Um 100 þúsund fjár slátrað á Selfossi Innlent
Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) have reclassified the earthquake close to the Bardarbunga volcano last night. Thorough research has shown that the magnitude was 0,5 higher than estimated, i.e. of magnitude 4,5 but not 4,0. The earthquake hit just before 3 am local time. The IMO website showed a magnitude of 3,8 but seismologists have referred to the earthquake as a 4,0 one in discussions with Icelandic media. The earthquake is the largest to hit the area since 1996 when the magnitude was 5,0. Its believed to have started the eruption in Gjalp. The earthquake last night is estimated to have occurred at a depth of approximately six kilometers below the glacier surface. "It's the largest earthquake measured in the area since the eruption in Gjalp in 1996. There's full reason to expect an eruption,“ says Kristin Jonsdottir, at the IMO. More on Jonsdottir's views and the possible volcano eruption here.See Icelandic version here.
News in English Tengdar fréttir "There is full reason to expect an eruption" The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga. 18. ágúst 2014 20:58 Mest lesið Brynjar ákærður fyrir að brjóta á fleiri stúlkum Innlent Hefur þrisvar komið að 13 ára syni sínum meðvitundarlausum Innlent Segir Vinstri græn ekki styðja frekari breytingar á útlendingalögum Innlent Vísar á bug tillögum um frið í skiptum fyrir úkraínskt land Erlent Hvers vegna er skiltið í Kúrlandi svo hátt uppi? Innlent Samherjaskipstjórinn segir málinu ekki lokið Innlent Líklega verði flett ofan af fleirum í rannsókn á brotum Diddy Innlent „Þetta má aldrei gerast aftur“ Innlent Sextán ára dómur fyrir manndráp í Drangahrauni stendur Innlent Um 100 þúsund fjár slátrað á Selfossi Innlent
"There is full reason to expect an eruption" The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga. 18. ágúst 2014 20:58