Reykjanes volcano (Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)) activity update: Alert level raised to Yellow- earthquake swarm, inflation
Mon, 27 Jan 2020, 15:24 | BY: MJFLEGEND
InSAR data showing inflation. Credit: IMO.
A state of uncertainty has been declared. The Aviation Colour Code has been raised to Yellow for Reykjanes.
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Reykjanes volcano (Iceland) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 22 January-28 January 2020 (New Activity / Unrest)
IMO reported possible magma accumulation beneath Reykjanes, centered along the plate boundary below the Svartsengi fissure system, just W of Thorbjorn. Deformation began on 21 January and was unusually rapid, with the rate of inflation occurring at 3-4 mm per day (3 cm total by 29 January), as detected by InSAR and continuous GPS data. Magma accumulation, if that was causing the inflation, was small with an estimate volume of 1 million cubic meters, at 3-5 km depth. ... Read all
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