The Iceland Volcano Thread

WolfeIRE

noticed that. considerably so as well. same levels as during the last eruption at eyjafjallajokull in early May

alibabba

not much to :eek: about

ch750536

alibabba wrote: »

not much to :eek: about

agreed other than the activity for the first time is under Katla, previously it was elsewhere but felt under Katla.

FarmerGreen

ch750536 wrote: »

http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/Katla2009/gosplott.html

Katla getting active.

From the linked page:-
Katla is NOT erupting and there are NO indications that Katla is about to erupt. Information on this page is for the Eyjafjallajökull eruption

FarmerGreen

FarmerGreen wrote: »

From the linked page:-
Katla is NOT erupting and there are NO indications that Katla is about to erupt. Information on this page is for the Eyjafjallajökull eruption

And won't be for the foreseeable future! (hopefully)

WolfeIRE

Deleted User wrote: »

And won't be for the foreseeable future! (hopefully)

why do you believe it will not erupt in the near future?

WolfeIRE

WolfeIRE wrote: »

why do you believe it will not erupt in the near future?

Put simply, there is very little movement there.

If there was going to be an eruption, the magma would be on the move and pressing on to the underside of the volcano and causing a large number of tremours.

WolfeIRE

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/atlantic/

plenty of rumblings, albeit small, in last 48 hrs

Sponge Bob

Everybody Chill, again

WolfeIRE

141_Oscar_Mike wrote: »

Everyone is chillin.:) We are observing.

Notice anythin different about this picture?

yep. While eyjafjallajokull is completely quiet for the first time in a long time, there is a lot of activity under the glacier where Katla is.

By the way, it is quite annoying when someone tells you to chill. I am perfectly chilled;)

drymartini

What are we looking at here?

drymartini

from the Heklubyggð webcam

WolfeIRE

wow drymartini. that is new

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-hvolsvelli/

it was showing no signs of spewing ash or emitting steam last night. a big development

Webmonkey

You must be kidding me. I'm scheduled fly home from Germany tomorrow. It's dejavue. I'm sure nothing will stop planes though, I hope.

WolfeIRE

Webmonkey wrote: »

You must be kidding me. I'm scheduled fly home from Germany tomorrow. It's dejavue. I'm sure nothing will stop planes though, I hope.

it looks like steam only. it would also take some time to push SE if it was ash as the winds are coming from a westerly to sw direction. they are not expected to come from the n-nw for at least five days. so you are ok

Webmonkey

WolfeIRE wrote: »

it looks like steam only. it would also take some time to push SE if it was ash as the winds are coming from a westerly to sw direction. they are not expected to come from the n-nw for at least five days. so you are ok

Phew. I'd go absolutely mental if I got stuck here once again. I've spent in total about 6 weeks in Germany in total the last year...I can't take anymore of it!

WolfeIRE

Webmonkey wrote: »

Phew. I'd go absolutely mental if I got stuck here once again. I've spent in total about 6 weeks in Germany in total the last year...I can't take anymore of it!

dig a tunnel and make for the swiss border

WolfeIRE

drymartini

a still image on the cams that must have been frozen by the webcam people for awhile.
But to me it looks like fresh activity.
That's why I asked "what are we looking at?.
Looks only like steam tho at the moment.
Maybe its just having a burp, or its got a bit of morning sickness.

WolfeIRE

it's intensifying as well by the looks of it. could be a 'burp' but the spurts in activity since may 20 have not been anything close to this. Cloud is getting darker too. Strange that no tremor activity is being recorded around the volcano

Webmonkey

WolfeIRE wrote: »

it's intensifying as well by the looks of it. could be a 'burp' but the spurts in activity since may 20 have not been anything close to this. Cloud is getting darker too. Strange that no tremor activity is being recorded around the volcano

I noticed that too

WolfeIRE

WolfeIRE

STORY FROM 9AM ICELANDIC TIME (note - plume has darkened since this story)
A three-kilometer high cloud of steam is now extending out of the volcanic crater on Eyjafjallajökull glacier. It can clearly be seen from Hvolsvöllur and other locations in south Iceland. It can also be seen on Míla’s webcam.

Sigthrúdur Ármannsdóttir, a geographer at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, told ruv.is that there is a lot of water in the crater and heat underneath.

However, there is no ash in the cloud; it is completely white. The weather conditions make the steam clearly visible.

There are no earthquakes in the area and nothing indicates that volcanic activity is resuming. It is therefore not believed that Eyjafjallajökull is about to erupt again.

WolfeIRE

little tremor activity to report. as far as i can tell the steam/ash plume remains. increased activity online as well about what is happening but no solid evidence of an imminent significant eruption.

only small tremors recorded in past 48 hrs
Size Time Quality Location 1.8 07 Jul 14:05:02 Checked 2.2 km WSW of Krýsuvík 1.7 07 Jul 16:58:23 Checked 4.9 km NE of Bárðarbunga 1.6 08 Jul 08:49:16 Checked 8.8 km SE of Flatey 1.5 07 Jul 17:15:25 Checked 37.0 km WNW of Kópasker 1.4 08 Jul 03:41:57 Checked 2.4 km NNE of Herðubreið 1.2 08 Jul 21:02:27 Checked 2.0 km SW of Krýsuvík

nice view of the volcano for these two.

WolfeIRE

ALL QUIET AGAIN.

cherryghost

WolfeIRE wrote: »

ALL QUIET AGAIN.

GOOD.

SHHHH! don't wake it up again!

drymartini

Spot the rainbow

WolfeIRE

that not an ashbow?

Storm 10

Scroll down to the third picture its been very quite for some time now but looks like its getting active again.

http://www.mulakot.net/myndavelar.html

WolfeIRE

Looks like some steam. tremor activity minimal around the site
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull

WolfeIRE

It appears that the steam appears to be coming from two seperate fissures/cratersm, whereas it always has been the one point. Pics taken at 1040GMT.

Elmo5

I know that some of the these dots are blue, but that's the most earthquakes that I've seen around Katla...

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/


I'm not freaking out, am just saying

WolfeIRE

Small rumble at the centre of the volcao today

WolfeIRE

all is quiet at Eyjafjallajökull

up for anything

Damn Eyjafjallajökull and Katla.

Am I bad for wanting a bit of volcanic excitement to take my mind off bills, bank letters, cooking, cleaning etc?

That would be a good question in a pub quiz. Spell Eyjafjalllajökull. I wonder how many people type it and how many cut and paste.

WolfeIRE

up for anything wrote: »

I wonder how many people type it and how many cut and paste.

c&p for me. Why couldn;t it be Mount Etna. So much easier:D

up for anything

Katla rolls off the fingertips much more easily.

thetonynator

Without looking at it . . .eyjafjalljokull???

Edit: damn, forgot an a!!!

WolfeIRE

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/atlantic/

Some increased activity this morn

Give it some of this


But seriously, it could be the first sign of something brewing.
What's the time lag between previous eruptions, between the two volcanoes?

WolfeIRE

plenty of tremor activity
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/atlantic/

up for anything

What exactly does all this tremor activity mean though, WolfeIre? Is it looking likely that there may be an eruption or is it something that was always happening and it's just that more notice is taken of it now?

maquiladora

WolfeIRE wrote: »

plenty of tremor activity
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/atlantic/

In fairness though thats for the entire island of Iceland which is always very active. I wouldn't expect a new eruption unless I saw swarms of dozens of quakes per day locked into one particular area.

WolfeIRE

Yes Mike. And magnitude 4.1 quake recorded in last half hour. largest in many weeks.
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/atlantic/

MagnitudeML 4.1RegionICELAND REGION

Date time2010-07-23 08:38:23.4 UTCLocation66.66 N ; 18.00 WDepth13 kmDistances334 km NE Reykjavík (pop 113,906 ; local time 08:38 2010-07-23)
108 km N Akureyri (pop 16,563 ; local time 08:38 2010-07-23)
69 km NE Siglufjörður (pop 1,391 ; local time 08:38 2010-07-23)

WolfeIRE

That is some swarm. While it does not necessarily indicate that an eruption is imminent in the Iceland region, it certainly is one to note.

WolfeIRE

maquiladora wrote: »

In fairness though thats for the entire island of Iceland which is always very active. I wouldn't expect a new eruption unless I saw swarms of dozens of quakes per day locked into one particular area.

looks like that's happening now.

tremor measurements for the area

WolfeIRE

Another sizeable shudder to the north of the island. In fact, at same location as Friday's 4 magnitude.
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/atlantic/

Sponge Bob

An underwater atlantic ash volcano is yer only man :cool:

drymartini

Screen shot from the Mulakot cam this morning