Weekly overview, 04. - 10. March - week 10 2024
Weekly overview, 04. - 10. March - week 10 2024
Around 650 earthquakes were detected in week ten, all have been manually reviewed. Last week 1560 earthquakes were detected. This was due to magma propagation from Svartsengi to the dike underneath Súndhnúkagígaröð on March 3rd . Magma continues to accumulate beneath Svartsengi. Considering this, the total amount of magma beneath Svartsengi will be over 11 million cubic metres. There is an increased likelihood of new magma propagation and volcanic eruption within the next days.
Most activity during the last week has been on the Reykjanes peninsula. A minor swarm was deteced near Eiturhól in the Hengill area and minor activity was in Vatnajökull and in the North part of Iceland.
Further news on the ongoing activity near Grindavík can be found here and is updated regularly.
