Only 26 earthquakes since midnight
Mt. Sundhnúkur can be seen from the bottom to the left of the ridge, which was created about 2,400 years ago, from which the Sundhnúkagígar crater row derives its name. Ljósmynd/Hörður Kristleifsson/@h0rdur
Only 26 earthquakes have been detected over the magma channel at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row since midnight. The Reykjanes peninsula is very windy, which makes it difficult to detect smaller earthquakes.
All the quakes are under 2 in size
This is what Minney Sigurðardóttir, a natural hazard specialist at the Icelandic Met Office, says to mbl.is. Yesterday, 200 earthquakes were recorded over the magma channel, which was created by the volcanic eruption that began with a bang on December 18.
The land rise at Svartsengi is not slowing down. mbl.is/Eyþór
Sigurðardóttir points out that most earthquakes over the magma channel are small and because of the weather, there aren’t many earthquakes that have been detected in the day.
Land still rising
Land is still rising at the Svartsengi and it is difficult to tell if it is changing from day to day.
There is still seismic activity at Trölladyngja on the Reykjanes peninsula, although it has decreased. About 70 earthquakes were measured yesterday and about 40 today. All of these are rather small earthquakes.
