The Icelandic Meteorological Office Archives

Swarm of earthquakes near Iceland’s Capital Region

February 27, 2011February 27, 2011 by Pu

More than five hundred tremors were recorded in the past two days in the Reykjanes peninsula, mainly in proximity of the area of lake Kleifarvatn, 24 km SSW of Reykjavík. Since Thursday an increase in the local seismic activity has been observed. Although most of the shakes are smaller scale events with a magnitude of … Read the full article →

No Immediate Risk Of Eruption For Icelandic Volcano Of Bárðarbunga

February 10, 2011February 9, 2011 by Pu

The following statement was issued earlier today by the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) on the main site, in relation to news concerning a possible upcoming eruption of the volcano of Bárðarbunga that were released by several media sources worldwide and that have been causing alarmed reactions in the course of the past hours. “Presently, there … Read the full article →