Volcanic Iceland: Earthquake with magnitude M 5,2 in Þorbjörn mountain (Fagradalsfjall mountain)!!!p1492

WOW!!!

To me, it looks like fumes of damp coming up from the hillsides in front of the Mila camera.

IMO speeks:

23rd August 2014 12:20 – notes from the scientists’ meeting

Intense earthquake activity continues at the Bárðarbunga volcano – a situation that has persisted since 16 August.

During the last 6 hours the dyke has propagated ~5 km to the north. The rate of earthquakes has increased such that they are happening so quickly that it is difficult for the seismologist to discern individual events. Observed high frequency tremor is interpreted to be caused by the propagation of the dyke.

Some larger earthquakes of magnitude 3 – 4 have been measured in the Bárðarbunga caldera in the last days. These events in the Bárðarbunga caldera are interpreted as adjustments related to decompression in the caldera since the beginning of the unrest.

Most recent GPS data shows that magma flow is continuing.

The Coast Guard TF SIF aircraft is taking off by 13:00 to make observations with scientists from Icelandic Met Office, the Institute of earth science, and people from the Civil Protection.

A tourist plane called in at noon to report no visible changes at the surface.

Current winds: weak winds at low levels. At higher levels winds are northerly (towards the South).
Hydrological measurements at Jökulsá Á Fjöllum, Upptypingar do not indicate a contribution of geothermal/volcanic gases to the hydrological system that is outside of the typical range observed in the last decade.

The activity continues and an eruption can therefore not be ruled out.
The aviation colour-code for the Bárðarbunga volcano remains unchanged at ‘orange’, and we are continuously evaluating if this should be changed. The volcano is exhibiting heightened levels of unrest.

insane shit can't believe i'm witnessing it for real

With this smoke...we'll not see nothing in 2 or 3 hours

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Icelandic news : magma has moved 5km due north in the last 6 hours. Considering closing airspace from orange to red. Eruption could happen at short notice.

WOW! Stay safe my friend!

last 2 hours

Saturday
23.08.2014 11:34:02 64.771 -16.942 8.9 km 2.7 99.0 12.7 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 11:46:57 64.779 -16.954 6.0 km 2.5 99.0 12.1 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 11:47:43 64.780 -16.923 12.2 km 2.9 99.0 13.5 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 11:48:35 64.777 -16.889 15.0 km 2.5 99.0 15.1 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 11:57:35 64.776 -16.918 12.0 km 2.7 99.0 13.8 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 12:02:49 64.748 -16.945 13.9 km 2.6 99.0 13.0 km ESE of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 12:12:17 64.783 -16.911 13.7 km 2.7 99.0 14.1 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 12:13:27 64.786 -16.913 14.0 km 2.7 99.0 14.0 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 12:22:53 64.778 -16.914 1.3 km 2.6 54.22 13.9 km E of Kistufell

Saturday
23.08.2014 12:30:35 64.789 -16.879 10.3 km 2.5 90.01 15.6 km E of Kistufell

Damp being 'steam' in Norwegian :) Have you prepared water and food for at least a month my Norwegian Friend? Your wonderful country will be affected first and worst when Iceland blows!

so much smoke coming from the right side of the screen...

13:43-13:51 BST in 2 minute intervals..

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using..

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WOW...getting worst every minute...

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When it will erupt?? today ??

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Almost all orange

almost certainly i'd say

If you zoom in really close on Iceland do you see what seems to be a plume of dust stemming from where those volcanoes roughly are. Fanning outwards in a somewhat spiral shape? [link to oiswww.eumetsat.org]

All the shaking on the Katla cam has got to be wind, right?

base of the volcano itself now steaming/smoking

so that's AN AREA of volcanic activity, not a volcanic tip?

how wide is that zone?

will it all go?

I think so...

My God...

I'm trying to go back to sleep but this is crazy.

Real doom...

new 20 minute gif. 2 minute intervals between 13:43 - 14:01 BST. it's escalating.

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yes, I've seen it like this before and if you check seismic activity, there is almost none at katla.

The caldera is what, 50-70-100-150 square kilometres? It's going to go up big time, considering there's a huge ice sheet that might not play very well with the hot magma welling up right now.

Doomy :(

i did some researching on earthquakes and volcanoes, and this DOES NOT LOOK GOOD AT ALL.

THIS THING COULD BE A SUPER VOLCANO AND POP ICELAND into the ocean.

It appears that an eruption is about to start or has started in Bárðarbunga volcano. The harmonic tremor is going trough the roof at this moment.

Last earthquake detected:

Saturday
23.08.2014 12:51:40 64.779 -16.851 15.3 km 1.1 90.02 16.9 km E of Kistufell


Last earthquake detected in Bárðarbunga:

Saturday
23.08.2014 10:30:51 64.656 -17.246 1.1 km 1.0 50.63 13.5 km E of Bárðarbunga

huge activity started at 10h15/10h30

Thank you

DO YALL SEE THE RADIUS IN MILES OF THOSE EARTH QUAKES!!!

OMFG

THIS IS LITERALLY AT APOCALYPTIC LEVELS EASILY....

HOLY SHIT....

VOLCANOES NEVER QUAKE LIKE THIS BEFORE THEY POP.