Eruption Appears Imminent on Reykjanes Peninsula Keilir mountain. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað
It appears that an eruption is imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland.
According to the Icelandic Met Office, a tremor pulse was detected at 2:20 pm and is measured at most seismic stations in Iceland.
The message posted on the website of the Met Office continues as follows:
“The pulse is located south of Keilir by Litli Hrútur. Similar signals have been observed leading up to eruptions, but no eruption has been confirmed. The IMO is working on further analysis of the pulse.
An earthquake M4.0 at 15:11 was measured in the same area as the tremor pulse, and many smaller earthquakes have been measured there today. Earlier today a few earthquakes around M4 were detected in the area.”
The swarm of earthquakes on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, continues, but much fewer quakes in excess of magnitude 3 hit overnight than the previous night.
Scientists do not rule out the chance of a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, as the swarm of earthquakes that began Wednesday last week continues.
Livestream in Case of Eruption A video camera is pointed at Keilir mountain. Screenshot/Facebook Vala Hafstað [Since this report was written, the video below is no longer live. We advise you to look instead at this livestream from mbl.is, by clicking here .] Víkurfréttir , the local news service of Reykjanesbær, Southwest Iceland, installed a video camera last night, pointed at Keilir mountain and vicinity – the area believed by scientists to be the likeliest location of a potential volcanic eruption, After reviewing new satellite pictures last night, scientists concluded that magma intrusion was a likely explanation for increased movement of the surface of the earth in the area.