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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours
Light variable winds or seabreeze. Cloudy and intermittent rain or mist in the S and W parts, but mainly fair in other parts. Temperatures 10 to 21 deg C, warmest inland in the NE.
Forecast made 01.08.2021 00:20
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Preliminary results
Earthquakes
Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 01 Aug 00:55 GMT
Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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| 3.6 | 01 Aug 00:33:40 | 90.0 | 126.9 km SSW of Eldeyjarboði |
| 3.3 | 31 Jul 12:53:27 | Checked | 6.7 km E of Goðabunga |
| 2.9 | 31 Jul 13:00:14 | Checked | 3.0 km NNW of Hábunga |
Specialist remark
Today, July 31th, at 12:53pm an M3.3 earthquake was detected in the northeastern part of the Katla caldera. Minor earthquake swarms have been detected in the area past few days and is part of usual seasonal activity in Mýrdalsjökull.
More information on the ongoing eruption at Fagradalsfjall here.
See the latest SO2 / SO4 gas dispersion forecast here. Please note there are always dangers due to gases at the eruption site
Please note that triggered earthquakes can increase the risk of falling rocks from hills or slopes.
Written by a specialist at 31 Jul 13:25 GMT
Week overview 19 July - 25 July
About 370 earthquakes were detected by the IMO's SIL seismic network this week, a bit mor then the previous week when about 3240 earthquakes were detectect. The activity was mainly scattered around the whole country. A small swarm was detected in Mýrdalsjökull, with the largest earthquake of the week of M2.9. Another small swarm was detected in Mosfellsheiði, with the largest earthquake there of M2.5. More
Hydrology
Average flow and temperature last 24 hours
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Avalanches
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The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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News
Re-evaluation needed of the size of the hazard area
Updated 03.05 12:15
The eruption in Fagradalsfjall continues
through one main crater. The active crater is the fifth fissure opening that opened in the area on the 13th of April. Since the 27th of April, the volcanic activity was characterized by continuous lava fountains, while the activity changed at around midnight on the 2nd of May, and has since been showing pulsating behaviour.
Considering these changes in activity, the size of the hazard area at the eruption site is being re-evaluated.
Read more
A minor eruption underway
Uptdated 29.3 at 09:30
The Civil Protection and Emergency Management's Science Board held a meeting Friday (Mars 26.) to discuss the volcanic eruption in Geldingadalir on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
A lot of data has been collected including on-site and remote measurements along with modeling work forecasting the event's possible behavior over the coming days. A report detailing the event's general status and proposals for regular monitoring will be released shortly.
Read moreThe weather in Iceland in 2020
The year 2020 was stormy. The average wind speed was remarkably high and number of windy days was unusually high.
The annual mean temperature at all stations was higher than the 1961 to 1990 mean, but below the average of the last ten years. It was relatively warmer in the East and Northeast but colder in the Southwest and West.
The year was wet in the North and East. The annual precipitation in Akureyri has never been higher since the beginning of registration in 1928.
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The landslide in Seyðisfjörður is the largest landslide to have damaged an urban area in Iceland
From 15 to 18 December 2020, several landslides hit the town of Seyðisfjörður, destroying or damaging more than 10 buildings. Thankfully, there were no injuries. The largest landslide occurred on 15 December, and it ranks as the most damaging landslide to have affected an urban area in Iceland.
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New article on glacier changes in Iceland over the past 130 years
An article recently published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science on glacier changes in Iceland describes changes in the volume and mass of the Icelandic glaciers since they reached historical maximum extent at the end of the so-called Little Ice Age shortly before 1900. The results of a number of studies covering about 99% of the glacier area are summarized in the article, which is a collaborative effort of many glaciologists at several institutes that conduct measurements and research on glaciers in Iceland.
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Significant ground deformation detected associated with recent earthquakes
Last week a series of earthquakes occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, between Fagradalsfjall and Kleifarvatn - the largest of which was a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in the vicinity of Núpshíðarháls, which occurred at 13:43 on 20th October. The maps displayed here show ground deformation associated with movement on faults during the period 16th-22nd October.
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Mission
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) is a public institution, historically based on the Icelandic Meteorological Office (1920) and the Icelandic Hydrological Survey (1948). The two institutions merged in 2009, with the responsibility of monitoring natural hazards in Iceland and conducting research in related fields, as well as participating in international monitoring and research. IMO has a staff of 130 people, of which 60 staff members work on research-related activities.
Read moreNew publications and research
- Shu Yang, Fengchao Peng,Sibylle von Löwis, Guðrún Nína Petersen & David Christian Finger (2021). Using Machine Learning Methods to Identify Particle Types from Doppler Lidar Measurements in Iceland. MDPI 13. doi.10.3390/rs13132433
- Yesim Cubuk-Sabuncu, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Corentin Caudron, Thomas Lecocq, Michelle Maree Parks, Halldór Geirsson, Aurélien Mordret (2021). Temporal Seismic Velocity Change During the 2020 Rapid Inflation at Mt. Þorbjörn-Svartsengi, Iceland, Using Seismic Ambient Noise. Geophysical Research Letters 48(11). doi.org/10.1029/2020GL092265
- Costanza Morino, Susan J. Conway, Matthew R. Balme, Jón Kristinn Helgason, Þorsteinn Sæmundsson, Colm Jordan et al (2021). The impact of ground-ice thaw on landslide geomorphology and dynamics: two case studies in northern Iceland. Springer Nature May 4, 2021. doi.org/10.1007/s10346-021-01661-1.
- Hrafnhildur Hannesdóttir, Oddur Sigurðsson, Ragnar H. Þrastarson, Snævarr Guðmundsson, Joaquín M.C. Belart, Finnur Pálsson, Eyjólfur Magnússon, Skúli Víkingsson, Ingibjörg Kaldal & Tómas Jóhannesson (2020). A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019. Jökull 70. (Abstract)