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Earthquake swarm by Bárðarbunga volcano
16.8.2014
15:00 At about 3 a.m. this morning (16 August), an earthquake swarm began by Bárðarbunga volcano in NW Vatnajökull ice cap. Over 200 earthquakes have been recorded. The largest earthquakes have magnitudes of around 3
/about-imo/news/nr/2934
Their discharge has grown by a factor of ten within 24 hours.
The discharge of Geithellnaá was over 480 m3/s at noon 28th Dec., probably the greastest since 1971. The older maximum was 454 m3/s 31.10.1980.
The discharge of Fossá has now exceeded 220 m3/s. The last time it exceeded 200 m3/s was 29.12.2006 but the Fossá river maximum also occurred 31.10.1980, i.e. 395 m3/s.
River discharge
/about-imo/news/nr/3253
and transmits data to the IMO centre at least once a day.
The information mainly concerns water-flow, water-level and ground water, and in some cases other environmental factors are being measured. The network includes about 200 gauging stations. They are to a large extent operated for the Ministry of Industry and the National Energy Authority, or for some of the largest energy firms in the country
/hydrology/stations/