Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland): magnitude 3.8 earthquake, likely not related to magma movements
Mi, 31. Aug 2016, 16:35
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Yesterday's magnitude 3.8 quake at Bardarbunga volcano

Depth vs time of recent quakes under Barrdarbunga
While it is possible that such earthquakes are caused by shallow magma intrusions, the present quakes at Bardarbunga are more likely result of volcano-tectonic movements, in this case the continuing subsidence of the caldera (a so-called slow caldera collapse) which has been going on since the large 2014-15 Holuhraun flank eruption.
This also seems to reflect the opinion of Icelandic Met Office's seismologists according to a local press article.
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- Earthquake today in Bárðarbunga (Iceland Monitor)
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