Katla volcano (Southern Iceland): continuous seismic swarm may trigger glacial flood, jökulhlaup warning
Di, 18. Okt 2022, 04:57 04:57 AM | VON: MARTIN
Distribution of earthquakes beneath Mýrdalsjökull glacier, blue lines refer to water/drainage divides, MY signs refer to cauldrons (image: Kristín Jónsdóttir)
The most of events have been registered with a magnitude less than M 3 and only a couple of them exceeded M 3.
From the embedded image below, the current seismic activity has been taking place in the proximity of ice cauldrons numbered 10, 11 and 12.
In case a glacial flood will happen, the meltwater makes it into Múlakvísl river.
The seismic swarm is located in an area of persistent geothermal heat sources that leads to melting overlying ice and subsiding the ice sheet.
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