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Tjörnes Fracture Zone volcano
submarine volcano unknown summit elevation
North of Iceland, 66.3°N / -17.1°W
Tjörnes Fracture Zone volcano eruptions:
1868
Typical eruption style:
unspecified
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Tjörnes Fracture Zone volcano (North of Iceland) activity update: seismic swarms

Friday Sep 21, 2012 14:05 PM | BY: T

Earthquakes in the TFZ on 20 Sep (Icelandic Meto Office)
Earthquakes in the TFZ on 20 Sep (Icelandic Meto Office)
The seismic swarm at the Tjörnes Fracture Zone has been calming down.
It included hundreds of small to medium quakes up to magnitudes around 4, the largest being a 4.2 event at 19:42 UTC on 20 Sep. This earthquake swarm was most likely felt in the towns of Siglufjöður, Dalvík town and nearby places.

The depth of the earthquake swarm ranged from 2-17 km and took place in an area without known active volcanoes, but which is subject to tectonic spreading at a rate of 50mm/year.

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