in Vatnajökull is also being closely monitored (see plot 17 - 29 September), the last jökulhlaup from there having occurred in 2010.
Remark
29.9.2015 at 22:28: Floodwater is beginning to drain from the eastern Skaftá ice-cauldron, located beneath Vatnajökull. According to GPS measurements, the ice-surface above the lake began to subside late on 27 September. The rate of subsidence is increasing
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A strong earthquake
29.5.2008
Today, Thursday 29 May 2008 at 15:45, an earthquake of the size 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Southwest Iceland. It was found in Reykjavík and elsewhere. Its origin was near mountain Ingólfsfjall, 5 km northwest
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The crust has changed
20.6.2008
The strong earthquake on 29 May displaced the Earth's crust in Southern Iceland, as shown on this map. Red triangles represent GPS stations and black arrows indicate horizontal movement.
The GPS stations are part of a large
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The discharge was measured twice: The flood that began at Gígjökull at around 11:30, reached a peak discharge of 250 m3/s two hours later at the old bridge. Both 28 and 29 April, mean discharge from Gígjökull was 130-150 m3/s, which was higher than the days before.
Additionally, the electrical conductivity of Krossá and Steinholtsá rivers remained high.
For more photos of the hydrological
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