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Tjörnes Fracture Zone (Iceland): earthquake swarm weakens
The Húsavík-Flatey (HFF) transform faut and location of earthquakes in the TFZ (IMO)
Saturday, Oct 05, 2013
El enjambre terremoto ha disminuido en intensidad. Por lo menos algunos científicos creen que la causa ha sido una intrusión magmática en zona norte de Islandia rift que activó la falla transforme Húsavík-Flatey (HFF) en el límite meridional de la TFZ donde se concentraron los terremotos. [Leer más]
Tjörnes Fracture Zone (Iceland): earthquake swarm as result of possible magma intrusion
Location of recent quakes at the TFZ
Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013
Un enjambre de intenso terremoto ha estado pasando offshore norte de Islandia, 10 km N-O de Gjögurtá, desde el 25 de septiembre. Esta mañana, 2 terremotos alcanzando magnitud 3 y 3.2 ocurrieron en 6:14 y 7:41. En total, más de 1000 terremotos se han registrado por la OMI. ... [Leer más]
 

Tjörnes Fracture Zone volcano

submarine volcano unknown summit elevation
North of Iceland, 66.3°N / -17.1°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
Tjörnes Fracture Zone volcano books
Last update: 16 May 2018
Typical eruption style: sin especificar
Erupciones del volcán Tjörnes Fracture Zone: 1868
Fecha / HoraRevista / ProfundidadDistanciaUbicación
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Thu, 17 Oct 04:50 UTCM 0.5 / 1.1 km25 km10.7 km SSW of Kópasker (Iceland)
Thu, 17 Oct 02:37 UTCM 1.1 / 12.2 km29 km13.3 km NNE of Flatey (Iceland)
Thu, 17 Oct 00:24 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km19 km17.9 km NE of Flatey (Iceland)
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Wed, 16 Oct 21:57 UTCM 1.7 / 12.5 km14 km35.1 km WNW of Kópasker (Iceland)
Wed, 16 Oct 21:31 UTCM 1.3 / 10.3 km7 km32.4 km WNW of Kópasker (Iceland)
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The offshore Tjörnes Fracture Zone is an oblique transform zone that separates the northern volcanic zone of Iceland from the Kolbeinsey Ridge, part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north of Iceland.

Background:

A submarine eruption was reported during 1867-1868 at the SE part of the fissure system off the northern coast of Iceland along the Manareyjar Ridge immediately north of Manareyjar Island.
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