Volcano warning after 160 earthquakes in just two hours

Volcano warning after 160 earthquakes in just two hours

Located near the Argentine border, Laguna del Maule is a sprawling volcanic landscape

The earthquake series began in the Ljósufjalla system at Grjótárvatn in Hítardalur around six o'clock this evening. According to Bjarki Kaldalón Friis, a natural hazard specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, about 30 earthquakes have been recorded in the area this evening, most of which are between 1.5 and 2.5 in magnitude. Bjarki says the earthquakes are at a depth of about 15-20 km, so there is no chance of magma breaking through t…

Dozens of earthquakes have been recorded in the last few hours in the Ljósufjalla system on Snæfellsnes, between Grjótárvatn and Langavatn in West Iceland.

More than twenty earthquakes have been recorded in the Ljósufjalla system today, more specifically at Grjótárvatn.