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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours
Northeasterly winds, 8-15 m/s, windiest at the west coast. Snow showers, but becoming fair in the south in the morning. Gradually decreasing winds and showers tomorrow.
Frost 0 to 5 deg. C.
Forecast made 30.11.2023 18:34
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Preliminary results
Earthquakes
Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 30 Nov 20:30 GMT
Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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| 2.8 | 30 Nov 06:44:27 | Checked | 6.4 km SW of Dalvík |
| 2.5 | 29 Nov 16:16:22 | Checked | 3.8 km NNE of Grindavík |
| 2.3 | 29 Nov 00:51:01 | Checked | 4.1 km NNE of Grindavík |
Specialist remark
Today, Nov. 30th at 06:44 a M2.8 occurred just 5 km SW of Dalvík. A few reports of the event being felt have reached the IMO.
Volcanic unrest near Grindavík
Around 250 earthquakes have been measured since midnight in and around the dike. All magnitudes are below M1.6.
Information regarding the number and size of earthquakes in the vicinity of Grindavík will be updated here four times a day, around 06:00, 11:00, 18:00, and 23:00 UTC. Further details and interpretation of the events near Grindavík can be found in the front page news, which is updated regularly.
Written by a specialist at 30 Nov 19:04 GMT
Week overview -
Earthquake activity throughout the country is described in a weekly summary that is written by a Natural Hazard Specialist. The weekly summary is published on the web every Tuesday. It covers the activity of the previous week in all seismic areas and volcanic systems in the country. If earthquake swarms are ongoing or significant events such as larger earthquakes have occurred during the week, they are specifically discussed. More
Hydrology
Average flow and temperature last 24 hours
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Remarks of a specialist
Due to failure we have turned off the service with the measurement stations. It is possible to use Hydrological Monitoring System in the mean time.
Written by a specialist at 30 Nov 14:09 GMT
Avalanches
Avalanche bulletins for selected areas
The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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Short articles
Arctic cooperation
The Icelandic Meteorological Office cooperates with many agencies in related fields. With ongoing environmental changes, long term time-series are becoming increasingly important. These include time series of weather-related factors, such as temperature, rainfall, air pressure and solar and cloud cover, time-series on hydrology, glaciology, sea-ice condition, earthquakes, floods, ice and sediment load in rivers. Such data from IMO is important, providing a benchmark for assessing ongoing changes in the Arctic region.
New publications and research
- Michelle Parks, Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Vincent Drouin, Ásta R. Hjartardóttir, Halldór Geirsson, Andrew Hooper, Kristín S. Vogfjörð, Benedikt G. Ófeigsson, Sigrún Hreinsdóttir, Esther H. Jensen, Páll Einarsson, Sara Barsotti & Hildur M. Friðriksdóttir. (2023).
- Sahar Rahpeyma, Benedikt Halldórsson, Birgir Hrafnkelsson & Atefe Darzi. (2023). Frequency-dependent site amplification functions for key geological units in Iceland from a Bayesian hierarchical model for earthquake strong-motions.
- Sara Klaasen, Solvi Thrastarson, Yesim Cubuk-Sabuncu, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Lars Gebraad, Patrick Paitz & Andreas Fichtner. Subclacial volvano monitoring with fiber-optic sensing: Grímsvötn, Iceland. (2023).
- Ismael Vera Rodriquez, Marius P. Isken, Torsten Dahm, Oliver D. Lamb, Sin-Mei Wu, Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Pilar Sanchez-Pastor, John Clinton, Christopher Wollin, Alan F. Baird, Andreas Wuestefeld, Beat Booz, Eva P.S.Eibl, Sebastian Heimann, Bettina P. Goertz-Allmann, Philippe Jousset, Volker Qye, Vala Hjörleifsdóttir, Anne Obermann. (2002).
- Lamb, O.D., Gestrich, J.E., Barnie, T.D., Jónsdóttir, K., Ducrocq, C., Shore, M.J., Lees, J.M., Lee, S.J (2022). Acoustic observations of lava fountain activity during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland. Bull Volcanol 84, 96. doi.org/10.1007/s00445-022-01602-3
- Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Michelle Parks, Andrew Hooper, Halldór Geirsson, Kristín S. Vogfjörd, Vincent Drouin, Benedikt G. Ófeigsson, Sigrún Hreinsdóttir, Sigurlaug Hjaltadóttir, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Páll Einarsson, Sara Barsotti, Josef Horálek & Thorbjörg Ágústsdóttir (2022). Deformation and seismicity decline before the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. Nature 609, 523–528. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05083-4
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