Thursday, June 22, 2017

Iceland's Earthquakes Swarms

it is nice when you don't have to go hunting for stuff and pages you use regularly tells you whet is going on:





Worldwide Volcano News and Updates:
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Volcanoes Today, 22 Jun 2017: Fuego volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Shiveluch, Dukono, Reventador, Sabancaya, Bagana, Heard
Thu, 22 Jun 2017, 17:00
Katla volcano update: Increased earthquake activity
Thu, 22 Jun 2017, 16:38
Recent earthquakes under Katla volcano as of 22 June 2017, showing two small swarms (image: Icelandic Met Office)
Over the past days, seismic activity under the large ice-covered volcano has increased. It seems likely that at least some of this activity is caused by injections of new magma into the volcano's system, as some earthquakes were detected at depths between 10 and up to 25 km where no normal tectonic activity that could be triggering the earthquakes is expected. ...more [read all]
More about Katla volcano https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano_news.html

Maybe I should check out previous Icelandic swarms with Atlantic storms on Unisys or wherever?