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From: Wubbo, [DNS_Address]
Subject: UNUSUALLY STRONG EQ swarm at Eldey volc, Av. Col. Code raised to Yello
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after Keilir and Fagradalfjall mountains, now also Eldey island is rumbling bigtime! :O Unusually strong earthquake swarm at Eldey volcano, Aviation Color Code raised to Yellow, Iceland Saturday, July 8, 2023 Shortly before midnight on July 6, 2023, a seismic sequence commenced close to Eldey Island on Reykjanes Ridge, approximately 10 km (6.2 miles) southwest off of Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. As a result, the Aviation Color Code was raised to Yellow. The swarm started just a couple of days after the start of the seismic crisis near Fagradalsfall volcano, Reykjanes Peninsula. As of 10:29 UTC on July 8, around 500 earthquakes have been detected on Reykjanes Ridge. Around 20 quakes over M3 and 6 over M4 have been detected there, with the largest being M4.5 at 05:06 UTC on July 8.1 Earthquake sequences in this area are not uncommon but this current activity is unusually high, the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) said. In light of that, the Aviation Color Code, for Eldey volcanic system, was raised to Yellow. .... - continued at link - https://watchers.news/2023/07/08/unusually-strong-earthquake-swarm-at-eldey-volcano-aviation-color-code-raised-to-yellow-iceland/ Impressive map of the current Iceland situation:  |
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From: ao, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: UNUSUALLY STRONG EQ swarm at Eldey volc, Av. Col. Code raised to...
| I think the swarm you're referencing, those offshore, already passed. Looking at a real time cataloging of event (follow the link above) they remained deep and seem to have tapered off yesterday morning (Icelandic time). Whereas the swarm between Fagradalsfjall and Keilir continues, and now indicates magma is within a kilometer of the surface. |
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