Mon 21 Dec 2015 |
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2015/12/21/two_3_quakes_at_bardarbunga/Two 3+ quakes at Bárðarbunga
Following a 3.2 magnitude tremor just over a month ago, Iceland's Barðarbunga was hit by two 3+ quakes in the early hours of Sunday morning.
There are ever clearer signs – including seismic activity – that magma is building up underneath the Barðarbunga caldera, although this is not necessarily uncommon in recently erupted volcanoes.
The strongest of yesterday's quakes measured 3.5 and hit at 2:23 am. Four minutes later, a 3.1 tremor shook the area.
Bárðarbunga is one of Iceland's most powerful volcanoes and is located under the country's famous Vatnajökull glacier. It erupted for six months in 2014-15.
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