N-erly 3-10 with rain showers, mostly in the north, but mostly fair in the S- and W-parts.
Northwesterly 3-10 tomorrow, with rain showers in the north and east, but fair in the south and west. Temperatures 6 to 15 deg. C, mildest in the south.
Forecast made 14.08.2022 22:06
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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3.1 | 13 Aug 20:03:30 | Checked | 9.2 km SW of Geirfugladrangur |
2.5 | 14 Aug 05:07:31 | Checked | 138.9 km NNE of Kolbeinsey |
2.4 | 13 Aug 12:51:51 | Checked | 8.1 km ENE of Goðabunga |
On August 3rd at 13:18 a volcanic fissure eruption started in western Meradalir about 1.5 km north of Stóri-Hrútur. Please note the volcanic gas in in the area can be hazardous.
Written by a specialist at 09 Aug 12:01 GMT
The SIL network detected around 9500 earthquakes in and around Iceland in week 31 and have about 700 earthquakes been manually refined. This is an increase in seismicity compared to last week when about 5200 earthquakes were detected. The increase in seismicity is due to seismic swarm that began 30th of July on Reykjanes peninsula and an eruption that started on the 3rd of August west of Meradalahnúkar. Since the eruption started the seismicity has slowed down. The largest earthquake of the week was a M5 west of Kleifarvatn on the 2nd of August. A total of 15 earthquakes over M4 were detected, they were spread between Kleifarvatn and west of Þorbjörn. A total of 61 earthquakes were detected between M3-M4. Since the eruption started only one earthquake over M4 has been detected, that was on 7th of August located west of Kleifarvatn. More
River | Place | Flow | Water temperature |
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Norðurá | Stekkur | 24.7 m³/s | |
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Jökulsá á Fjöllum | Grímsstaðir | 291.5 m³/s | 5.2 °C |
Eldvatn | Eystri-Ásar | 78.7 m³/s | |
Ölfusá | Selfoss | 443.3 m³/s | 10.0 °C |
The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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Updated 4.8.2022 at 12:12
Gas dispersion forecast has been activated for the eruption in Meradalir. It is important for all to be aware of the danger of sudden gas pollution near the eruption site. You can find the forecast here as well as you can use the button on the front page, Reykjanes.
Read morePreliminary deformation modelling results suggest the top depth of the new dike intrusion beneath Fagradalsfjall is very shallow - about 1 km. The magma inflow rate is rapid, almost double that observed during the first dike intrusion in february-march 2021.
Read moreA meeting was held with scientists from the Icelandic Met Office, Institute of Earth Science and the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management to follow up on the status of unrest in Askja. Since august 2021 an uplift of 35 cm centered west of the Askja lake has been measured.
Read moreMore than 3000 earthquakes have been automatically detected nearby Eldvörp in the Reykjanes/Svartsengi volcanic system in the past week. Since yesterday (15.05), nine earthquakes had magnitude above M3 and two above M4. The largest event had a magnitude of M4.3 occurred on 15.05 at 17:38 UTC. The seismicity is located at a depth between 4 and 6 km.
Read moreThe weather in 2021 was mainly favorable, wind speed was below average and stormy days were relatively uncommon. The annual mean temperature was slightly above the 1991 to 2020 mean at most stations, and it was considerably dry in all parts of the country. Snow conditions were remarkably light in the Southwest during the year. The number of snow-covered days in Reykjavík were only 17 and only once been fewer. The summer was exceptionally warm, sunny, and dry in the North and East, the warmest on record in many places in these regions and many maximum temperature records were broken. The monthly mean temperature reached 14 °C at several stations this summer. It is the first time that the monthly mean temperature reaches 14°C at any station since the beginning of observations. The year was sunny in Akureyri and the total number of sunshine hours in Akureyri has only once been more.
Please view this page for the latest information on seismic activity.
Update on 29.12. at 11:53
Since midnight around 90 earthquakes have been detected. Yesterday there were around 1300 earthquakes detected in the Reykjanes peninsula as a whole. This is a lot less than the day before when around 2300 earthquakes were detected.
The scientific
Advisory board for the civil protection services met on the 27th of December to
go over the situation near Fagradalsfjall. GPS instruments and satellite
interferograms show that the magmatic intrusion is limited to a dike intrusion
by Fagradalsfjall, similarly as in February and March 2021 before the eruption
onset on the 19th of March.
Catastrophic avalanches in the villages Súðavík, 16 January 1995, and Flateyri, October 1995, which killed 34 people and caused extensive economic damage, totally changed the view regarding avalanche safety in Iceland.