General Volcanic Activity Thread!

[Fen Wolf]

Standy… And Here We Go! 

[The PIT]

Looks like it could be a stress relieve earthquake

[Fen Wolf]

3 days

[The PIT]

Should have looked at the location before jumping to conclusions.

[Fen Wolf]

4 hours ago, The PIT said:

Should have looked at the location before jumping to conclusions.

I knew the location was further east but still… 3 days, that is all it needs 

Edited January 3 by Fen Wolf

[matty40s]

Oh dear, one of these going off under a glacier will cause flight problems...

 

[The PIT]

Yeh noticed the tremors on

Skjálfti

VAFRI.IS

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Skjálfti

So gone and had a look at the gps and there has been steady uplift there for a while.

[The PIT]

Grímsvötn back to green and a none nonsensical re-opening of the blue lagoon

[The PIT]

Looking at the gps data uplift has resumed and most stations are at or above the previous levels and the eruption followed soon after.

[Fen Wolf]

Heading back out to Iceland will be using a vpn so i can connect easily and update you all, will try to get as close as i can to the lava and eruption site like last time to get some spectacular footage.  
 

Hopefully catch up soon will be in and out of the forum but might not always be able to reply or update and depends on satellite connection 

[weatherobsuk]

Magnitude 4.5 quake has just occurred right under Grimsvotn this morning at 06:53, Depth (to be confirmed) at roughly 100 meters (0.1km)

Edited January 11 by toggerob

[Fen Wolf]

Searching for a man in one of the main crevices currently in grendavik (may have spelt that wrong), hopefully gonna be found soon but not looking good anyway

[Allseasons-Si]

7 hours ago, toggerob said:

Magnitude 4.5 quake has just occurred right under Grimsvotn this morning at 06:53, Depth (to be confirmed) at roughly 100 meters (0.1km)

This set off a glacial flood...

Glacial Outburst Flood Has Begun in Grímsvötn

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A glacial outburst flood has begun in Grímsvötn, experts have confirmed. An M4.3 earthquake occured at the site this morning.

 

[Fen Wolf]

6 hours ago, Allseasons-Si said:

This set off a glacial flood...

Glacial Outburst Flood Has Begun in Grímsvötn

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A glacial outburst flood has begun in Grímsvötn, experts have confirmed. An M4.3 earthquake occured at the site this morning.

 

I assume the heated magma underneath melted some of the bottom layers or would it have just been the earthquake & friction that caused the melting process here because of molecule movement or something? 

[Allseasons-Si]

Grindavik evacuated as a massive swarm of Eq's is happening

eruption imminant...

Skjálfti

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Skjálfti

 

[Fen Wolf]

And here we go!  

[Allseasons-Si]

It has erupted just north of Grindavik

 

[Fen Wolf]

It is heading straight for the town, this isn’t going to be good folks, I do not believe

[weatherobsuk]

Unfortunately by sheer chance the fissure opened right over where the barrier was being built to protect the town, it's not looking good for Grindavik but thankfully evacuations were due today anyway as the police commissioner couldn't confidently say there wasn't more cracks forming within the town and wanted everyone (aside from first responders/contractors) out.

I won't be going to this eruption out of respect for the people of Grindavik, it's not the kind of Eruption for tourists to be gawking and taking pictures of (just in my opinion it morally doesn't feel right.) There's plenty of webcams and the Icelandic SAR Teams will provide plenty of images over the Eruptive duration.

[weatherobsuk]

[Fen Wolf]

Looks like the wall has been breached and the town is about to Fall in the next few hours, looks to be about half a click from the first houses.  Not looking good folks

[Mark wheeler]

 

[Mark wheeler]

 

[Fen Wolf]

Just now, Mark wheeler said:

 

They were literally metres away from the lava when they were running and likely the machines are hot and were steaming before they got there, unbelievable scenes at ground zero

[cyclonic happiness]

Oh no!!   God help poor Grindavik! It's heading straight for them :-(