Mt. Thorbjorn volcano (Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland) activity update: ongoing seismic swarm; emissions detected in a popular tourist cave
Mon, 24 Feb 2020, 08:15
08:15 AM | BY: MARTIN
Earthquakes during the last 48 hours at the Reykjanes peninsula (image: IMO)
On 20 February an earthquake swarm started 10 km N of Gjögurtá. Over 200 earthquakes were detected by the seismic network with magnitude below M 3.0.
Earthquake swarms are not unusual in the area.
Source: Icelandic Met Office volcano activity update 24 February 2020
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