Northerly wind, widely 5-13 m/s. Intermittent light rain in the north and east, but partly cloudy with sunny periods in South- and West-Iceland. Temperature 5 to 14 deg. C. during the day, mildest in the south.
Similar weather tomorrow, but a few rainshowers near the south coast.
Forecast made 25.06.2022 03:44
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Preliminary results
Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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4.6 | 23 Jun 22:12:06 | Checked | 13.5 km SSE of Eiríksjökull |
3.7 | 23 Jun 22:29:35 | Checked | 13.5 km S of Eiríksjökull |
2.9 | 24 Jun 02:29:07 | Checked | 13.1 km SSE of Eiríksjökull |
Yesterday (23rd of June) at 22:12, an earthquake of M 4.6 occurred in Langjökull glacier. The earthquake was felt widely in west and south Iceland. Numerous aftershocks have been recorded, the largest ones were a M 3.7 at 22:29 and a M 2.9 at 02:29.
Written by a specialist at 24 Jun 13:28 GMT
Around 1600 earthquakes were detected by IMOs SIL seismic network this week which is around 400 more than last week. Approximately 800 of them have been manually located. The largest earthquake of the week was a M3.9 on June 14th, West of Mt. Þorbjörn. An M3.4 earthquake was detected on June 16th 200 km N of Gjögurtá. Similarly to the past few weeks the largest part of last weeks activity was on Reykjanes peninsula, mostly by Svartsengi. Seismicity has been persistant there since start of May, but has now decreased alongside deminished rate of inflation by Mt. Þorbjörn. Most active areas of Iceland have seen some earthquake activity this week, for example around 50 earthquakes in Húsmúli by Hengill on June 18th, around 20 minor earthquakes on the South Iceland Seismic Zone and 5 earthquakes in Þóreyjartungur in West Iceland where a stong seismic swarm was in January and February this year. One minor earthquake was detected near Hekla during the week. More
River | Place | Flow | Water temperature |
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Norðurá | Stekkur | 19.8 m³/s | |
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Jökulsá á Fjöllum | Grímsstaðir | 198.7 m³/s | |
Eldvatn | Eystri-Ásar | 67.8 m³/s | |
Ölfusá | Selfoss | 437.9 m³/s | 8.9 °C |
The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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More 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.
Update 8.12. at 12:30
The Icelandic Meteorological Office elevated the aviation color code from yellow to orange on the 6th of December for Grímsvötn volcano when the seismic actvity increased above normal level in the aftermath of the glacial outburst (which peaked on 05.12). On that day a M3,6 earthquake occurred at 6:16 UTC and 15 more earthquakes occured within the day. However, yesterday (07.12) very few earthquakes were identified in the area and the geophysical parameters all showed normal values. Based on these current observations, IMO moved the aviation color code from orange back to yellow as there were no clear indications for an imminent eruption.
Read moreSince 18th of September no eruptive activity has
been observed at Fagradalsfjall, but there are still small quantities of gas
measured in the atmosphere. During the eruption a deflation signal was detected around Fagradalsfjall, most likely due to magma
withdrawal from a deep reservoir which was feeding the eruption.
The National Weather Services of Denmark, Iceland, Ireland and The Netherlands are joining forces to jointly operate a new supercomputer and to bring significant advancements to short-term weather forecasting services.
The climate and hydrology of Iceland are highly variable due to natural conditions. Significant changes in these factors over the last 15 years are in harmony with the future scenarios represented and affirmed in the latest IPCC summary report, AR5. The main purpose of IMO is to contribute towards security in society by monitoring, analyzing, interpreting, informing; providing warnings and forecasts and predicting natural hazards. It is important to keep the infrastructure strong so that IMO may fulfill its role.
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