active geothermal
areas but some have occurred outside
of the
caldera, most notably in November 2019 when a seismic swarm occurred
about 6 km east of the
caldera ridge. The uplift
can give rise to
earthquakes outside of the immediate
area affected by the intrusion as it
changes the surrounding stress field. This may be the
case for the recent
earthquake by Herðubreið, but this
area
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